Born in elevators and supermarkets, Muzak has spread to restaurants, hotels, airplanes, telephone hold services, and waiting rooms. The public-relations experts believe… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
We are really in a rut with the three-minute song. You know where it's going to go. If you're trying to get… — Jimmy Webb Copy Share Image
Sometimes I go for days without speaking to a soul. I think, “I should make that call", but I put it off.… — Ingmar Bergman Copy Share Image
“I breathe her in deeply, before I begin my retraction. I hope nobody noticed that… my daughter’s in tears, and I took… — Criss Copp Copy Share Image
In the same way that Egypt and Libya conspired to 'disappear' my father and silence writers such as Idris Ali, they made… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
If you demand money from someone in exchange for your silence, it's called 'blackmail'. If your lawyer demands money from someone in… — Arthur Baer Copy Share Image
He is no true reader who has not experienced the reproachful fascination of the great shelves of unread books, of the libraries… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
“When your mind is quiet, when your mind is in silence, then the new arrives.” — Samael Ann Weor Copy Share Image
A few times in my life I’ve had moments of absolute clarity. When for a few brief seconds the silence drowns out… — Christopher Isherwood Copy Share Image
“There’s comfort in hearing a voice when the world is silent.” — Shannon Wiersbitzky Copy Share Image
I always like watching it by myself as well, because I don't have to listen to everyone else's opinion. I just like… — Emile Smith Rowe Copy Share Image
There are nations, where people live in captivity, fear and silence. I believe, one day from prison camps and torture cells and… — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Copy Share Image
Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it kind, is it true, is it necessary, does it improve upon the silence?. — Sai Baba Copy Share Image
If your voice is heard by more people because you've earned some kind of name and fame, your silence on an issue… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
Give me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
I am obsessed by the idea of silence. I went through an entire library studying art, artists and their critics, philosophers, too,… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
In the silences I make in the midst of the turmoil of life I have appointments with God. From these silences I… — David Brainerd Copy Share Image
“Late in the afternoon the sky changed to pale gray and there was rain in the air, the atmosphere close and stifling,… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
“I stood up. Can a man stand alone, naked, and at his ease, wrist flexed at his side like Michelangelo's David, without… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
Silence has an important role in conversation. It's the only part when you have the chance to listen. — Bernajoy Vaal Copy Share Image
Ignorance has been well represented under the similitude of a dungeon, where, though it is full of life, yet darkness and silence… — Horace Mann Copy Share Image
Skies are crying, I am watching, Catching teardrops in my hands. Only silence, as it's ending, Like we never had a chance.… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circumstances, in others prudence of a higher order may justify us… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
In silence all our usual patterns assault us ... That is why most people give up rather quickly. When Jesus was led… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
If my energy was fake, then I would feel pressured, because I gotta, like, keep this up. I thank God it's just… — Jonathan Van Ness Copy Share Image
Squatting on old bones and excrement and rusty iron, in a white blaze of heat, a panorama of naked idiots stretches to… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
Except witnessing, I don't teach anything else. So just witness your mind and the meditation will be happening. And once you have… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“They shared a moment of silence as Nobby ran this image in the cinema of his imagination and hastily consigned much of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“and only when that happens do you realise just how much silence there really is. Silence between lovers, when something really needs… — Michael Marshall Smith Copy Share Image
Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
In an echo of earlier times, the climate change prophets have in recent years tried to silence counter views and suppress dissent.… — Colin Robinson Copy Share Image
No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. What everybody echoes or in silence passes by as… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I'm not a 'suffer in silence' type; I'm a 'let's throw money at the problem' type - I've done reflexology, reiki, psychotherapy,… — Ben Miller Copy Share Image
The Very Effective Lines: Adjustment Is Always Better Than Argument. A Meaningful Silence Is Better Than Meaningless Words. — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
A strong person is the one who knows how to be quiet, shed a tear for a moment, trusting in God, having… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
