Quotes about silence
silence might contemplation
Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation. Clarence Darrow
silence important unsaid
The more articulate somebody is, the more suspicious I am of them. I like to feel that the important things remain unsaid. Daniel Day-Lewis
silence stick
What she doesn't say is just as important as what she does say -- but there's so much more of it. I think from now on I'm going to stick to what she actually does say because I don't have that kind of time. Jonathan Katz
silence speech
More have repented speech then silence. [More have repented speech than silence.] George Herbert
silence violence rage
...science and violence turned silence to rage. Emily Saliers
silence sound
It takes some silence to make sound. Jason Mraz
silence mind way
The only way to cultivate a quiet mind is by planting seeds of silence. Guy Finley
silence solitude secret
There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself.
silence facts love-to-read
I love to read, and I like the fact that there's some silence in my life. Giancarlo Esposito
silence darkness
There is beauty in everything, even in silence and darkness. Helen Keller
silence vision normalcy
He wondered if normalcy was something, like vision or silence, you didn't realize was precious until you lost it. Cassandra Clare
silence hot said
You know," Kirk said finally, breaking the silence. "I see it. He is pretty hot.
silence expressive
Nothing at times is more expressive than silence. George Eliot
silence poet fingers
Words become luminous when the poet's finger has passed over them its phosphorescence. Joseph Joubert
silence jubilation
Restrain yourself... and gloat in silence. I'll have no jubilation here. It is an impious thing to exult over the slain. Homer
silence meditation
Listen to the silence... it has much to say. Susan Jeffers
silence motto
Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto! Robert Burns
silence decree awe
Silence 'tis awe decrees. Robert Browning
silence movement eloquence
What I am seeking... is a motionless movement, something equivalent to what is called the eloquence of silence... Joan Miro
silence essentials silence-is
Silence is the essential condition of happiness. Heinrich Heine
silence eloquence
True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.
silence brain substitutes
Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented. Henry F. Ashurst
silence stuff silent
It's very intense to be in front of a live audience. It's just an amazing experience. It's dangerous. Everything out there is heightened. The bad stuff is extra-worse. The silences are extra-silent. The good stuff is amazing. It's electric when you walk out there. For 90 minutes, you're on this other planet. Steven Wright
silence musical important
it's important as a composer to sit in silence and imagine these complex musical worlds in your head, but it's also a wonderful experience to touch your music and to hear it and hear it in the room with you and to say, you can't have an entire orchestra there, but you'd kind of like to have the orchestra there. Tod Machover
silence solitude loner
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. Karen Armstrong
silence soul sabbath
Silence is the Sabbath of the soul. Therein we rest, and therein we hear everything. Marianne Williamson
silence invisible truth-is
Intelligence is silence, truth is being invisible. But what a racket I make in declaring this. Ned Rorem
silence vision trying
If you do not yet know where you fit, I suggest you try seeking it in receptive silence. I used to walk amid the beauties of nature, just receptive and silent, and wonderful insights would come to me. Peace Pilgrim
silence shadow sun
When we walk in the sun our shadows are like barges of silence. Mark Strand
silence solitude chatter
Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion. Marilu Henner
silence matter idle-chatter
The things that really matter don't mix with idle chatter. Mose Allison
silence slides silent
Shallow brooks murmur most, deep and silent slide away. Philip Sidney
silence mind literature
Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing. Philip Roth