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5. “I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my mind or heart, as if to match or correspond with the expression.”
Edgar Allan Poe
Imitation, Reflection, Emotional Response, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Observation, Interpersonal Connection
6. “To see distinctly the machinery – the wheels and pinions – of any work of Art is, unquestionably, of itself, a pleasure, but one which we are able to enjoy only just in proportion as we do not enjoy the legitimate effect designed by the artist.” Edgar Allan Poe Art, Perception, Enjoyment, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Response, Artistic Critique
7. “Here the vast bed of waters, seamed and scarred into a thousand conflicting channels, burst suddenly into frenzied convulsion—heaving, boiling, hissing—gyrating in gigantic and innumerable vortices, and all whirling and plunging on to the eastward with a rapidity which water never elsewhere assumes except in precipitous descents.” Edgar Allan Poe Nature, Chaos, Intensity, Philosophical Imagery, Emotional Response, Existential Reflection
12. “There is something so awe-inspiring in great afflictions that even in the worst times the first emotion of a crowd has generally been to sympathise with the sufferer in a great catastrophe.” Alexandre Dumas Great Afflictions, Crowd Sympathy, Emotional Response, Sympathy, Affliction, Catastrophe
17. “Forthrightness is the brain’s default response: our neural wiring transmits our every minor mood onto the muscles of our face, making our feelings instantly visible. The display of emotion is automatic and unconscious, and so its suppression demands conscious effort. Being devious about what we feel – trying to hide our fear or anger – demands active effort and rarely succeeds perfectly.” Daniel Goleman Emotional Response, Neural Wiring, Mood Display, Awareness, Feelings, Expression
18. “Goal directed self-imposed delay of gratification is perhaps the essence of emotional self-regulation: the ability to deny impulse in the service of a goal, whether it be building a business, solving an algebraic equation, or pursuing the Stanley Cup.” Daniel Goleman Self-Control, Goal Achievement, Emotional Response, Discipline, Motivation, Success
19. “In many or most moments these minds are exquisitely coordinated; feelings are essential to thought, thought to feeling. But when passions surge the balance tips: it is the emotional mind that captures the upper hand, swamping the rational mind.” Daniel Goleman Emotional Mind, Rational Thinking, Balance, Emotional Response, Awareness, Decision
28. “Although we read with our minds, the seat of artistic delight is between the shoulder blades. That little shiver behind is quite certainly the highest form of emotion that humanity has attained when evolving pure art and pure science. Let us worship the spine and its tingle.” Vladimir Nabokov Art Appreciation, Physical Sensation, Creativity, Emotional Response, Aesthetic Experience, Artistic Insight
Emotional Response Quotes by Famous Authors
5. “I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my mind or heart, as if to match or correspond with the expression.”
Edgar Allan Poe Imitation, Reflection, Emotional Response, Philosophical Insight, Psychological Observation, Interpersonal Connection
6. “To see distinctly the machinery – the wheels and pinions – of any work of Art is, unquestionably, of itself, a pleasure, but one which we are able to enjoy only just in proportion as we do not enjoy the legitimate effect designed by the artist.”
Edgar Allan Poe Art, Perception, Enjoyment, Philosophical Insight, Emotional Response, Artistic Critique
7. “Here the vast bed of waters, seamed and scarred into a thousand conflicting channels, burst suddenly into frenzied convulsion—heaving, boiling, hissing—gyrating in gigantic and innumerable vortices, and all whirling and plunging on to the eastward with a rapidity which water never elsewhere assumes except in precipitous descents.”
Edgar Allan Poe Nature, Chaos, Intensity, Philosophical Imagery, Emotional Response, Existential Reflection
12. “There is something so awe-inspiring in great afflictions that even in the worst times the first emotion of a crowd has generally been to sympathise with the sufferer in a great catastrophe.”
Alexandre Dumas Great Afflictions, Crowd Sympathy, Emotional Response, Sympathy, Affliction, Catastrophe
17. “Forthrightness is the brain’s default response: our neural wiring transmits our every minor mood onto the muscles of our face, making our feelings instantly visible. The display of emotion is automatic and unconscious, and so its suppression demands conscious effort. Being devious about what we feel – trying to hide our fear or anger – demands active effort and rarely succeeds perfectly.”
Daniel Goleman Emotional Response, Neural Wiring, Mood Display, Awareness, Feelings, Expression
18. “Goal directed self-imposed delay of gratification is perhaps the essence of emotional self-regulation: the ability to deny impulse in the service of a goal, whether it be building a business, solving an algebraic equation, or pursuing the Stanley Cup.”
Daniel Goleman Self-Control, Goal Achievement, Emotional Response, Discipline, Motivation, Success
19. “In many or most moments these minds are exquisitely coordinated; feelings are essential to thought, thought to feeling. But when passions surge the balance tips: it is the emotional mind that captures the upper hand, swamping the rational mind.”
Daniel Goleman Emotional Mind, Rational Thinking, Balance, Emotional Response, Awareness, Decision
28. “Although we read with our minds, the seat of artistic delight is between the shoulder blades. That little shiver behind is quite certainly the highest form of emotion that humanity has attained when evolving pure art and pure science. Let us worship the spine and its tingle.”
Vladimir Nabokov Art Appreciation, Physical Sensation, Creativity, Emotional Response, Aesthetic Experience, Artistic Insight
