Sophie Kinsella

I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Charts and numbers. I've never been great with facts, ever, my whole life. For a journalist, that's not a very good trait.

American Author

Steven Adams

I seem to get a general reaction at just, like, 'Oh! A mustache!' but mostly people are fine with it. But I don't actually do it for the ladies. It's more a guy thing, an appreciation. All the dudes want to do it, but they don't have the balls to do it, so they just give me the nod.

New Zealander Athlete

Erin Morgenstern

When you meet someone new who instantly gets you, your sense of humor and your attitudes and your worldview, even if theirs are different - and you get them in return. You both talk and talk and agree and laugh and nod and yes, yes, of course you should get another round of drinks.

American Writer

Sally Rooney

Though I have no real understanding of the mechanics of football, and can only nod along helplessly at complex post-match analyses, I do enjoy watching people who are enormously good at something doing that thing very well.

Irish Author

French Montana

I'm not going to go to a producer that's going to take me in a studio and charge me my whole budget and give me a fake head nod. I'm just trying to make good music. I appreciate everybody that's supporting me.

American Musician

Angela Cartwright

As I got older, I never considered that tons of people were watching me on television every week. I give a nod to my parents for keeping me as normal as I could be in an un-normal adult world.

British Actress

William Butler Yeats

When you are old and gray and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire, take down this book and slowly read, and dream of the soft look your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep.

Irish Poet

Rakul Preet Singh

My father will never say no to a character, as I never go to him and talk about a character for which he won't give the nod.

Indian Actress

Bill Murray

There are people who drove me crazy, but they got the job done. And when I see that person again, I nod my head. Respect.

American Actor

Sanya Malhotra

Honestly, when I am offered a film, I look at the story, character, director, producer and co-actors while giving a nod.

A slight nod can express agreement without interruption in conversations or meetings.

Subtle Agreement

Nodding shows you're following a conversation and encourages the speaker.

Active Listening

Nodding may not always mean agreement in all cultures; in some, it can mean the opposite.

Cultural Variation

Nodding off is a clear indicator someone is very tired or bored.

Sleepiness Cue

Nodding off can happen without a person's intention, often in inopportune moments.

Involuntary Action

A nod indicates direction or attention silently, useful in crowded or noisy places.

Silent Direction

A nod can be used to subtly suggest someone look at or consider something without words.

Subtle Suggestion

A nod is often a non-verbal way of showing support or agreeing with a decision.

Expressing Approval

A head nod can indicate that you accept an offer or agree to a proposal without speaking.

Acceptance Gesture

 a reason to wake up in the morning, and in fact it gave him such a reason to wake up that he decided not to sleep. He became extremely protective of these bunnies, and he stopped sleeping, and he would sort of nod off while trying to take care of them. In fact, he was so protective and so affectionate

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 and when I came off the stage, I was shaking. I felt this tap on my shoulder, and I turned around to see this giant girl in a hoodie sweatshirt emerge from the crowd. She was maybe eight feet tall and looked like she could beat me up with one hand, but instead she just nodded at me and said,

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 It's central to our experience, rhythm and repetition, rhythm and repetition. On, and in, and on, and out. And we delight in those aspects everyday, in the rhythm of a song, the beat of the drum, the nod of your head, or in the repetition of soup cans,

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 and how to listen. Many of you have already heard a lot of advice on this, things like look the person in the eye, think of interesting topics to discuss in advance, look, nod and smile to show that you're paying attention,

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 in our most intimate social networks. I see some nodding heads there. But beyond the staggering numbers, what's truly important from a global health point of view, what's truly worrying from a global health point of view,

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 trying to convince me I had a book in me about my life as a swimmer. You know, like a memoir. The whole time he was talking to me, I sat there smiling and nodding like a numb idiot, with my arms crossed over my chest,

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 She told me what was going on in her life in the days and months leading up, what her thoughts were at that exact moment, why she wanted to die, and why she didn't do it. We nodded and half-smiled,

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 rather dry PowerPoint presentation board heads are starting to nod when all of a sudden out of the blue this slide appears please say hello to asons

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