Paul Ekman

"The face is the first place we look to understand another person's state of mind."

"Emotional congruence between words and expressions creates powerful communication."

"Pride shows in the body as much as in the face."

"Unresolved grief accumulates in the body and changes the expression of the face."

"The study of lies taught me that honesty is far more common than deception."

"Empathy begins with the ability to recognize what someone else is feeling."

"The moment of genuine surprise is when the social mask briefly slips."

"Emotional growth requires the willingness to feel uncomfortable emotions."

"Disgust protects us from both physical and moral contamination."

"Relationships thrive when people feel their emotions are seen and validated."

"The face reveals the emotional truth even when the voice delivers careful words."

"Understanding your own emotional triggers is essential to reading others effectively."

"Micro expressions occur involuntarily when someone attempts to conceal their true feelings."

"Shame and guilt are different experiences requiring different approaches to healing."

"The universality of some emotions suggests they served crucial survival functions."

"Anger in the service of protecting others is often underestimated in its power."

"The face of someone genuinely listening is different from someone merely waiting to speak."

"The face is a window to the emotions, but we often keep the curtains drawn."

"Microexpressions reveal what words conceal."

"To understand humanity, you must learn to read the unspoken language of the face."

"Deception leaves traces that only the trained eye can detect."

"Our emotions are universal, but our masks are culturally specific."

"The ability to recognize emotion in others is the foundation of empathy."

"We spend our lives learning to hide what our faces naturally reveal."

"Facial expressions are the honest language of the human soul."

"In a fraction of a second, your face tells your true story."

"The most important conversations happen without words."

"Fear, anger, sadness, joy—they all announce themselves before we can stop them."

"To lie well, you must control the subtle muscles of your face."

"Expression is what makes us human; control is what makes us civilized."