Good fiction makes me turn off all the other parts of my brain, so that I become quiet and submissive, entirely at… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
At no time and in no circumstances should a Communist place his personal interests first; he should subordinate them to the interests… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
A lot of loud people have been talking over the years; they have these huge voices but don't say much. I'm sure… — Patrick Watson Copy Share Image
All the inducements of early society tend to foster immediate action; all its penalties fall on the man who pauses; the traditional… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
In truth we are not separate from each other or from the world, from the whole earth, the sun or moon or… — Toni Packer Copy Share Image
A writer needs certain conditions in which to work and create art. She needs a piece of time; a peace of mind;… — Margaret Walker Copy Share Image
It was a sort of ferocious, quiet beauty, the sort that wouldn't let you admire it. The sort of beauty that always… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I just have a hard time with small talk. My friend Jocelyn says I'm too quiet, but I'm really not quiet. I… — Lauren Barnholdt Copy Share Image
There are certain half-dreaming moods of mind in which we naturally steal away from noise and glare, and seek some quiet haunt… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Moscow is a big city. It's all nerves - something's always happening somewhere. D.C. is a quiet, calm family town. — Alexander Ovechkin Copy Share Image
For the true angler, fishing produces a deep,unspoken joy, born of longing for that which is quiet and peaceful, and fostered by… — Thaddeus Norris Copy Share Image
In my years of photography I have learned that many things can be sensed, seen, shaped, or resolved in a realm of… — Paul Caponigro Copy Share Image
I wanted to go to a place where I could think, really sink into my own imagination, or ride it, or drift… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
All of life is to be lived in the presence and power of God, not just for a few minutes or even… — Kenneth Boa Copy Share Image
Christ liveth in me. And how great the difference...instead of bondage, liberty; instead of failure, quiet victories within; instead of fear and… — Hudson Taylor Copy Share Image
Days pass when I forget the mystery. Problems insoluble and problems offering their own ignored solutions jostle for my attention, they crowd… — Denise Levertov Copy Share Image
As a young man, I was very introverted and quiet, but with a lot of intensity and feelings. — Om Puri Copy Share Image
Mom always got me to school and the driving range while Dad was working. She also kept me quiet and humble. Both… — Rickie Fowler Copy Share Image
“He was quiet. I said nothing, hoping that maybe, for once, he'd stop pretending he was okay. Then I could, too. That… — Megan Hart Copy Share Image
To my surprise, Joscelin rose. ‘Phedre-’ He began, then halted. Sitting below him, I watched him smile to himself, quiet and private.… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
Alright, alright, I admit it: my husband is the quiet, kind, accepting parent, and I'm the one who wants so much to… — Robin Marantz Henig Copy Share Image
It was a challenge for me to play somebody who was so quiet and receding and depressed because she's also on screen… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
