Deaf Quotes · Page 25

I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear.…

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes.

— Anonymous

The Lord heareth the prayers of those who ask to put aside hatred. But he is deaf to those who would flee…

— Paulo Coelho

Trying to describe my life and feelings to you is like trying to describe coulours to the blind, or music to the…

— Tabitha Suzuma

I would love to do a talk show. Naturally, I would love to do more films. I'd love to be able to…

— Marlee Matlin

if you listen too hard to the technology, your ear goes deaf to its implications.

— Hortense Calisher

Blessed are the peacemakers, and one sure way of peacemaking is to let the fire of contention alone. Neither fan it, nor…

— Charles Spurgeon

To really understand a deaf person's experience, you need someone that is deaf to be able to tell you what their experience…

— Millicent Simmonds

I struggled a lot with English, with grammar. You write what you hear. Deaf people have to remember it and spell things…

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

Explaining to an ignorant person is like knocking at the door of a deaf man.

— Vikrant Parsai

Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do…

— Frank Herbert

Cow protection means protection of the weak, the helpless, the dumb and the deaf.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I never heard a wood thrush until I was a grown man, though I must have been surrounded by them every spring.…

— Louis J. Halle

Growing up, I didn't know that there were other deaf people out there. I thought I was the only one.

— Lauren Ridloff

None so blind, so deaf, as those that will not hear, that will not see.

— Matthew Henry

I am aware of the changes, but in no sense am I believer that we live in a post-racial society. That's a…

— Russell Banks

As long as we have deaf people on earth, we will have signs.

— George Veditz

When gentle persuasion [of children] falls on deaf ears, we resort to ridicule and rebuke. Then we return to threats and punishment.…

— Haim Ginott

Hearing people say, 'How can these deaf people understand the show when they come to a rock club?' They're up there, at…

— Paul Raci

If atheists are deaf to the word of God, then theists are blind to the ways of man.

— Michael Palin

Not all deaf people are the same, every deaf person will have their own unique experience with music.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

If one can only see things according to one's own belief system, one is destined to become virtually deaf, dumb, and blind.

— Robert Anton Wilson

I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf.

— Evelyn Glennie

I'm particularly proud of my work with the Starkey Hearing Foundation for whom I raised a million dollars in one day on…

— Marlee Matlin

The same arguments which go to show that knowledge is power, that the condition of a people is improved in proportion as…

— Edward Miner Gallaudet