Without noise, postmodern man falls into a dull, insistent…

“For someone who is far from God, silence is a difficult confrontation with his own self and with the rather dismal realities that are…

— Robert Sarah

I'd always thought pop stars had to be really sophisticated and grown-up. So I was enchanted by Bjork's childlikeness. I'd never heard a voice…

— Corinne Bailey Rae

“However, continuous background noise--even if it is no longer consciously heard--has a wide range of negative effects on people, from stress, tiredness, and increased…

— Mike Goldsmith

“It's an amazing experience when you focus on the positive things in your life. Things start to change. You become happier. You see things…

— Tom Giaquinto

Missing someone has to be one of the worst human emotions. All the other feelings like anger and fear and horror get some much…

— Alexandra Potter

I have a small entourage of people who I trust. I value their opinion on my career. And I stick to those voices. The…

— Lance Stroll

We all consume Netflix and other streaming services in different ways. Sometimes, it's a movie you're really going to focus on; other times, it's…

— Ben Domenech

“It's always the same story: It's not 'violence' until somebody hits you back. Till then, you don't notice your guys hitting the other tribe.…

— Gary Brecher

In this media-drenched, data-rich, channel-surfing, computer-gaming age, we have lost the art of doing nothing, of shutting out the background noise and distractions, of…

— Carl Honore

Life's what happens when you're making other plans.

— John Lennon

Journalism talk is part of the nonstop background noise of American life.

— Russell Baker

“Looking back now, how fucking stupid was I not to see what was going on? But when you were in it, you didn’t know…

— Alice Clayton

“she’s too quiet about it.” “Isn’t that the point of leading by example?” Kat frowned at her ball of yarn, more of a tangled…

— Penny Reid

“How do you know when you're There, I had once wondered. Maybe you're lucky enough to notice the moment it's happening to you. Maybe…

— Julie Hockley

Eventually the consumer will come to appreciate the editorial point of view of every different brand. User-generated content without editorial oversight will simply be…

— Michael Eisner