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title: "36 Break Silence Quotes by 31 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Break Silence quotes by 31 authors. Discover the best Break Silence sayings and thoughts."
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> [Break the silence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/depeche-mode/break-the-silence/)

[Depeche Mode](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/depeche-mode/)

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> [Stories break silence and nourish those who work, feel, and dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmen-naranjo/stories-break-silence-and-nourish-those-who-work-feel-and-dream/)

[Carmen Naranjo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmen-naranjo/)

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> [The best way to break the silence is with a kiss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-best-way-to-break-the-silence-is-with-a-kiss/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Nothing's break the silence like a kiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharlene05/nothing-s-break-the-silence-like-a-kiss/)

[Sharlene05](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharlene05/)

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> [If I were to break something,I'd break the silence not your heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ganda-wickliffe/if-i-were-to-break-something-i-d-break-the-silence-not-your-heart/)

[Ganda Wickliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ganda-wickliffe/)

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> [Don't break the silence unless you can improve on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ralph-inge/don-t-break-the-silence-unless-you-can-improve-on-it/)

[William Ralph Inge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ralph-inge/)

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> [Am trying to find the right words to break the silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/am-trying-to-find-the-right-words-to-break-the-silence/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Not a whisper, the only noise is the receiver, I'm counting the seconds until you break the silence, so please just break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/secondhand-serenade/not-a-whisper-the-only-noise-is-the-receiver-i-m-counting-the-seconds/)

[Secondhand Serenade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/secondhand-serenade/)

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> [Even though you did me dirty baby, It's time to break the silence, I can no longer fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mya/even-though-you-did-me-dirty-baby-it-s-time-to-break-the-silence-i/)

[Mya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mya/)

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> [“This was killing her. She had to break the silence. This was not natural. It was too awful. People were meant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/this-was-killing-her-she-had-to-break-the-silence-this-was-not/)

[Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/)

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> [Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/leadership-is-about-encouraging-women-to-break-their-silence-and-tell/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

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> [Strong efforts may be made to deny the place, to silence the authentic, but the spirit of things will break through that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-haynes/strong-efforts-may-be-made-to-deny-the-place-to-silence-the-authentic/)

[John Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-haynes/)

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> [“The faster they jumped to break the silence, the more important the situation was.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-grey/the-faster-they-jumped-to-break-the-silence-the-more-important-the/)

[Jamie Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-grey/)

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> [“To break the silence the old man said the first thing that came to his mind: "Loneliness is a type of violence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-messinger/to-break-the-silence-the-old-man-said-the-first-thing-that-came-to/)

[Jonathan Messinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-messinger/)

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> [“… just to break the silence. He always imagined that silence was somehow directed against him. Or that it was his fault.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amos-oz/just-to-break-the-silence-he-always-imagined-that-silence-was-somehow/)

[Amos Oz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amos-oz/)

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> [“We sit and watch the world around us. This has taken us a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/we-sit-and-watch-the-world-around-us-this-has-taken-us-a-lifetime-to/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [President Kennedy’s assassination, less than two weeks ago, has struck the world dumb. It’s like no one wants to be the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-stockett/president-kennedy-s-assassination-less-than-two-weeks-ago-has-struck/)

[Kathryn Stockett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-stockett/)

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> [“For many people of color, learning to break the silence is a survival issue. To remain silent would be to disconnect from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beverly-daniel-tatum/for-many-people-of-color-learning-to-break-the-silence-is-a-survival/)

[Beverly Daniel Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beverly-daniel-tatum/)

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> [The time comes when silence is betrayal. That time has come for us today... ...some of us who have already begun to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-time-comes-when-silence-is-betrayal-that-time-has-come-for-us/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/audre-lorde/the-fact-that-we-are-here-and-that-i-speak-these-words-is-an-attempt/)

[Audre Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/audre-lorde/)

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> [Abuse exists because of secrecy. If I can use this platform and talk about it and break the silence, somebody can get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-witty/abuse-exists-because-of-secrecy-if-i-can-use-this-platform-and-talk/)

[Chris Witty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-witty/)

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> [Abuse of any kind thrives off secrecy. I felt like if I started talking about it, maybe other people would. I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-witty/abuse-of-any-kind-thrives-off-secrecy-i-felt-like-if-i-started/)

[Chris Witty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-witty/)

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> [We want to make certain that every American who stood in silent tribute to Rosa Parks hopes that the Sepreme Court Judge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-durbin/we-want-to-make-certain-that-every-american-who-stood-in-silent/)

[Dick Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-durbin/)

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> [We're all in this together. It's okay to be honest. It's okay to ask for help. It's okay to say you're stuck,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-tworkowski/we-re-all-in-this-together-it-s-okay-to-be-honest-it-s-okay-to-ask/)

[Jamie Tworkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-tworkowski/)

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> [We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/we-sit-silently-and-watch-the-world-around-us-this-has-taken-a/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [Often, when I later listened to the tapes of the interview I would hear that I would rush in to break the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-rosenbaum/often-when-i-later-listened-to-the-tapes-of-the-interview-i-would/)

[Ron Rosenbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-rosenbaum/)

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> [The recent statement of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart and I found myself in full accord when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/the-recent-statement-of-your-executive-committee-are-the-sentiments/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [When I break My Silence, the impact of My Love will be universal and all life in creation will know, feel and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meher-baba/when-i-break-my-silence-the-impact-of-my-love-will-be-universal-and/)

[Meher Baba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meher-baba/)

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> [“Or, when I wasn't practicing the guitar and he wasn't listening to his headphones, still with his straw hat flat on his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-aciman/or-when-i-wasn-t-practicing-the-guitar-and-he-wasn-t-listening-to-his/)

[André Aciman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-aciman/)

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> [Usually they are quick to discover that I cannot see or hear… It is not training but love which impels them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-keller/usually-they-are-quick-to-discover-that-i-cannot-see-or-hear-it-is/)

[Helen Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-keller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/helen-keller-429_break_usually-they-are-quick-to-discover-that_785987.png)

> [Get informed, Get inspired. Stand up, speak out and break the silence. Build awareness, Share the knowledge. Stop ignoring and deliver the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-bilz-and-kashif/get-informed-get-inspired-stand-up-speak-out-and-break-the-silence/)

[The Bilz And Kashif](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-bilz-and-kashif/)

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> [“The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/the-young-brash-and-impatient-must-always-break-the-silence-it-is-a/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

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> [“Destroy the Spineless. Show me it's real. Wasting our last chance to come away. Just break the silence 'cos I'm drifting away,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bellamy/destroy-the-spineless-show-me-it-s-real-wasting-our-last-chance-to/)

[Matthew Bellamy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bellamy/)

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> [There's been an awful lot of silence in make culture about this ongoing tragedy of men's violence against women and children... we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-katz/there-s-been-an-awful-lot-of-silence-in-make-culture-about-this/)

[Jackson Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-katz/)

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> [“Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr-2/some-of-us-who-have-already-begun-to-break-the-silence-of-the-night/)

[Martin Luther King Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr-2/)

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> [It takes courage to stand up for what you believe...to walk away or stay behind when everyone else hesitates...to remain silent when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sweeney/it-takes-courage-to-stand-up-for-what-you-believe-to-walk-away-or/)

[Ash Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sweeney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/496/ash-sweeney-731_bravery_it-takes-courage-to-stand-up-for-what-yo_1887174.jpg)

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                        "text": "We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.",
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                        "text": "Often, when I later listened to the tapes of the interview I would hear that I would rush in to break the silence. The worst is when you ask a question and don't let them answer by saying, \"Of course, it's probably because of blah, blah, blah.\" And you go on and on and then they say, \"Yes.\" So you don't get a quote from them.",
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                        "text": "When I break My Silence, the impact of My Love will be universal and all life in creation will know, feel and receive of it. It will help every individual to break himself free from his own bondage in his own way. I am the Divine Beloved who loves you more than you can ever love yourself. The breaking of My Silence will help you to help yourself in knowing your real Self.",
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                        "text": "“Or, when I wasn't practicing the guitar and he wasn't listening to his headphones, still with his straw hat flat on his face, he would suddenly break the silence: 'Elio.' 'Yes?' 'What are you doing?' 'Reading.' 'No, you're not.' 'Thinking, then.' 'About?' I was dying to tell him. 'Private,' I replied. 'So you won't tell me?' 'So I won't tell you.' 'So he won't tell me,' he repeated, pensively, as if explaining to someone about me. How I loved the way he repeated what I myself had just repeated. It made me think of a caress, or of a gesture, which happens to be totally accidental the first time but becomes intentional the second time and more so yet the third.”",
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                        "text": "Usually they are quick to discover that I cannot see or hear… It is not training but love which impels them to break their silence about me with the thud of a tail rippling against my chair on gambols round the study, or news conveyed by expressive ear, nose, and paw. Often I yearn to give them speech, their motions are so eloquent with things they cannot say.",
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