"To express to you in mere words, our personal feelings on this occasion you must know to be impossible, and particularly so for one who normally has to describe only things outside himself"
- Melvin Calvin
About this Quote
This quote by Melvin Calvin speaks with the difficulty of expressing one's individual feelings in words. He acknowledges that it is impossible to precisely express emotions in words, particularly for somebody who is used to describing things beyond themselves. This quote speaks with the power of emotions and how they can be challenging to put into words. It also speaks to the power of language and how it can be restricting when it concerns expressing our inner feelings. This quote is a pointer that in some cases it is much better to reveal our sensations through actions rather than words. It is a suggestion that words can only presume in communicating our emotions which sometimes it is better to show our feelings through our actions.
This quote is written / told by Melvin Calvin between April 8, 1911 and January 8, 1997. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA.
The author also have 2 other quotes.
"What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface"
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair"
"There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants"
