Piers Corbyn

Polar bears did very well in the warmer times. They didn't die out at all; they didn't die out in the last 10,000 years, nor during the previous interglacial, nor the one before that. So, they're just used as a deceitful heartthrob; you know, to pluck your heartstrings because the polar bears might die out.

English Scientist

Joe Morton

Hollywood has successfully produced many films framed by anti-racist or pro-integrationist story lines. I'm going to guess that since 'Gone With The Wind,' Hollywood realized films about racism and segregation pull at the heartstrings of everyone and hopefully serve to purge a sense of guilt.

American Actor

Ella Henderson

I have never been in a serious relationship and never had a break-up, so I can't tug on my heartstrings that way. But whenever I experience a strong emotion in life, I definitely have to throw myself into my songwriting. It is very therapeutic.

British Musician

Adam Grant

When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can disguise your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can tug at their heartstrings and motivate them to act against their own best interests.

American Author

Madalsa Sharma

Rupaliji and I share a sweet bond offscreen and have become good friends. On the other hand, the complicated yet beautiful bond between Kavya and Anupamaa is penned so well that it tugs at your heartstrings.

Amanda Donohoe

I loved living in Hollywood - and the weather there was just fantastic - but there is something about rural England, and especially Suffolk and Norfolk, that pulls at my heartstrings.

English Actress

Scott Porter

The great thing about 'Friday Night Lights,' unlike so many other shows and movies, is that it doesn't take the obvious beats to pull your heartstrings or manipulate you.

Angela Kinsey

I have a special place in my heart for working moms - it's a constant pull on your heartstrings.

American Actress

Dennis Gabor

Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.

Hungarian Scientist

Steven Seagal

I want to make a movie that can grab people by the heartstrings.

Heartstrings are not physical strings, but a metaphor for deep emotional feelings.

Metaphorical Strings

Use 'heartstrings' to express a strong emotional effect, often a mix of melancholy and warmth.

Emotional Impact

'Heartstrings' often appears in idioms where emotions are stirred or affected deeply.

Idiomatic Use

 as if broken bones hurt more than the names we got called, and we got called them all. So we grew up believing no one would ever fall in love with us, that we'd be lonely forever, that we'd never meet someone to make us feel like the sun was something they built for us in their toolshed. So broken heartstrings bled the blues,

"To This Day" ... for...

 Everyone's seen sea lions and they have these great big, dark eyes. They really pull on your heartstrings because they have, it would appear, so many similarities to us as human beings. They certainly are, they do share a common ancestor with us.

Orcas Kill, But Not Just...

 on the lookout for anyone who shows up at your front door barring distractions being overly helpful or pulling on your heartstrings you just might prevent a burglary