In a world where language and naming are power, silence is…

With the establishment of a relationship of oppression, violence has already begun. Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed. How could…

— Paulo Freire

“[Immigrants] who come from anywhere there is hunger, unemployment, oppression, and violence and who clandestinely cross the borders of countries that are prosperous, peaceful,…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time: the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

In any conflict area, it is always the women who are the first point of attack. But I think the more they have seen…

— Fatima Bhutto

There is power in well-chosen words, and often there is equal power in silence. Learning when to talk and when to listen are among…

— Sharon Anthony Bower

Accumulate power in silence and become a dynamo of spirituality.

— Swami Vivekananda

“In his time since Sarnak, Froi had come to learn as much about the power of silence as the power of words.”

— Melina Marchetta

Don't underestimate the power of silence, when you don't know what someone is thinking, is when you should be most afraid!

— Anonymous

Grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us.

— Anna Quindlen

“It is one thing to talk about "the power of silence" and another to be able to pause long enough to enjoy it.”

— Horatio Dresser

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may last induce an opponent to babble and…

— Lance Morrow

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words.

— Phillips Brooks

There is nothing harder, at moments, than talking to someone who has all the power of silence.

— Elizabeth Kostova

“There is immense power in silence, we must learn to be silent and not react to the different types of people we encounter or…

— Donald Pillai

“The real power of silence is to keep silent. The real power of silence is in the works of silence!”

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah