Top 335 Signals Quotes & Sayings

If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside.

Personal abuse is no substitute for policy. It signals panic.

Ever since the Second World War, television signals (as well as FM radio and radar) have served as Homo sapiens' emissaries into deep space. High-frequency, high-power broadcasts have filled an Earth-centered bubble more than 60 light-years in radius with signals.

Plumage features constitute a major component of courtship signals.

When I pick up a pencil, that this is a rough draft. This is not going anywhere, and no one's going to see it. You have permission to make all the mistakes you want. It signals freedom to me, and it signals mistakes. Then when I put it on the computer, a different part of my brain kicks in and I really evaluate every single word and sentence and make decisions. I like that step of polishing while I'm rewriting the entire thing, not just cutting and pasting. Really putting in every word and making a decision: is this something I can stand by?

Stealing someone's signals was a part of the game and everybody attempted to do that. We had people that always tried to steal signals.

These are the days of lasers in the jungle, staccato signals of constant information.

If one official signals Falcons ball and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signals Seahawks ball, is it a jump ball?

Skill is a cellular insulation that wraps neural circuits and that grows in response to certain signals.

Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra, not choreography to the audience.

I fear that the migratory crisis signals the beginning of the end of women's rights.

I'm certainly not a person who spends their every waking moment soaking themselves in signs and signals of the sort that cult studies people study; and it's partly, I suppose, because some of those signs and signals aren't worth bothering about. You have to be selective about these things.

Beware of the danger signals that flag problems: silence, secretiveness, or sudden outburst.

The signals we give-yes or no, or maybe-/should be clear/the darkness around us is deep.

The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future is by taking signals from the past, most the time.

I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that I could stop it. But it made me observant. That was helpful when I became a lawyer, because I knew how to read people's signals. When a witness hesitated, my mind would race to the conclusion that he was trying to hide something. What was it? I'd dissect the story in my brain and nine times out of ten figure out a hole they were trying to avoid.

A landline is an anchor - busy signals, long distance bills, missed connections and all.

Accepting the apology signals the acknowledgment of a need to move forward, but not necessarily together.

Coincidences are not accidents but signals from the universe which can guide us toward our true destiny.

Health messages are simply overwhelmed, in volume and in effectiveness, by junk-food ads that often deploy celebrities or cartoon characters to great effect. We may know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for us, but the preponderance of the signals we get - and especially the signals children get - push us in the direction of junk food.

Males transmit signals in courtship through behavioral displays.

Fear and pain should be treated as signals not to close our eyes but to open them wider.

All the signals that the Democratic Party is a party that tolerates snobbery and bigotry against, frankly, a lot of traditional Christians, a lot of white guys who work hard every day and who don't feel that they are on top of the world, those signals are clear and it's a turn off.

Many people feel unaware of any guidance, unable to discern or understand the signals of God; not because the signals are not given, but because the mind is too troubled, clouded, and hurried to receive them.

I listened very, very carefully to the world around me to pick up the signals of when trouble was coming. Not that I could stop it. But it made me observant. That was helpful when I became a lawyer, because I knew how to read people's signals.

I really appreciate that ability to gather signals of demand and signals of retention early on.

We can't ignore signals that our bodies are giving us when something is wrong.

The technology that lets many people use the same radio channel at the same time is called smart antenna technology or adaptive array technology or interference mitigation. This technology uses computer processors to take the signals from multiple antennas at each location and sorts the various signals out so they don't interfere with each other.

We must pay close attention to the signals our body sends - the aches and pains, digestions and indigestions, increased energies and exhaustions. Our body sends us signals about the correct 'spelling' of our lives. These sensations are the sum of complex inner computations that we must learn to interpret.

It is as if the ordinary language we use every day has a hidden set of signals, a kind of secret code.

Acting for me was an escape and it wasn't until Smoke Signals that made me realize that acting is a personal development and challenge to grow. Smoke Signals really mirrored the way I grew up and how I felt, and that movie was the first time I'd dealt with my parents' death and how I felt that loss and sadness and anger. After that movie I said, "Y'know what, I have to realistically wear my emotions now when I do a job. That's gotta be as real as it gets. It's not just dialogue anymore."

Life proceeds amid an incessant network of signals.

Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra - not choreography to the audience.

Sexual signals can be received without being consciously sent.

The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk

Signals from spirit all serve the same purpose; to give you back your life as a creator

Stupidity is a blockage in the ability to receive, integrate and transmit new signals.

If beauty isn't genius it usually signals at least a high level of animal cunning.

Only a firm government that acts tough on fraudsters can send the right signals to the country.

The lighthouse of the Lord sends forth signals readily recognized and never failing

I've given him more mixed signals than a dyslexic Morse code operator.

Love doesn't drop on you unexpectedly; you have to give off signals, sort of like an amateur radio operator.

Gaming provides us with some very good signals about consumers and what they're interested in.

You always know. You have basic needs, and when they aren't met, your body sends signals. Hunger, loneliness, exhaustion, thirst, and fear are all signals that something is missing, and you need to act on it now.

In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray.

In a large bureaucracy, it is vital to keep eyes on the grassroots as they almost always will give you warning of problems faster than official signals (which says a lot about official signals).

Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.

First impressions are often signals from the deep that we should credit oftener than we do.

And if our future Lies on the final line Are we brave enough To see the signals and the signs?

Given that ever-broadening array of options and alternatives, as consumers and investors, we are often bewildered. We need guidance. That's where today's brands come in. They are not so much signals about a particular product, they are signals about good judgment, trustworthiness. A big brand, whether it's Schwab or Disney, is becoming analogous to a portal that sells us advice about where we can find great deals.

The one way to discover about aliens is to tune your radio telescope and listen to the signals.

I think it is going to be great to be in a building where you can literally hear the quarterback calling signals.

If there is one characteristic that signals creativity in business, it might be follow-through.

Expectations send unconscious signals that people respond to.

You don't want to give the defensive back any signals about what route you're going to run.

It also signals to me, when I pick up a pencil, that this is a rough draft. This is not going anywhere, and no one's going to see it. You have permission to make all the mistakes you want. It signals freedom to me, and it signals mistakes.

I moved down the street like a cloud of awareness following a body that seemed simultaneously familiar and foreign. There was an incomprehensible attachment to that body, although it no longer felt like "mine". It continued to send out signals of its sensory perception, yet how or where those signals wwere being received was beyond comprehension.

The dragon is a very consistent symbol of secret satellite iconography and signals intelligence satellites.

The world is full of signals that we don't perceive.

Flat or uninteresting writing often signals something deeper that is being covered up.