Silence is so often applauded and those who speak out are often called tasteless. — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
Silence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible. — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
Silence is the perfectest herault of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
there are times when you have to speak because silence is betrayal. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
Silence is not the absence of sound. It's a physical place, a destination with value and meaning in a chaotic world, somewhere… — Kenneth Turan Copy Share Image
Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul. — Thomas Moore Copy Share Image
But silence is not a natural environment for stories. They need words. Without them they grown pale, sicken and die. And then… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
We can't stand the silence because silence includes thinking. And if we thought, we would have to face ourselves. — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from impertinence, vulgarity, or envy. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Copy Share Image
Silence is one of the hardest kind of arguments to refute. There is no good substitute for wisdom; but silence is the… — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Silence is regarded as a sort of sin now, and it has to be filled with a lot of gossip and soundbites. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
reading a good book in silence is like eating chocolate for the rest of your life and never getting fat. — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. When the ocean is searching for you, don't walk into the language-river. Listen to… — Rumi Copy Share Image
Silence is a very concrete, practical, and useful discipline in all our ministerial tasks. It can be seen as a portable cell… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
When I'm the speaker, I know that special moment [just before speaking] is the only time I will have the entire audience's… — Scott Berkun Copy Share Image
I have a way of dealing with situations where I come off awkward, or people think I’m purposely trying to make things… — Aubrey Plaza Copy Share Image
Because sometimes when someone is telling you something really important, it’s best to just let there be silence, to really think about… — Lauren Barnholdt Copy Share Image
Many CEOs and leaders think that silence is indeed golden, that consensus is bliss. It is - sometimes. But more often what… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share Image
Silence is so important when you're working, You must have periods where you don't hear anything, just to reflect on you've already… — Lisa Gerrard Copy Share Image
People ask me if I have some kind of death wish, to keep saying the things I do. The answer is no:… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The recent statement of your executive committee are the sentiments of my own heart and I found myself in full accord when… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Really? Screaming?” He shrugged. “It wasn’t that bad. But there were definitely some freak-outs on both sides. Though, to be honest, the… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Silence,they say,is the voice of complicity. But silence is impossible. Silence screams. Silence is the message,just as doing nothing is an act.… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
Silence is difficult and arduous, it is not to be played with. It isn't something that you can experience by reading a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Silence is difficult and arduous; it is not to be played with. It isn't something that you can experience by reading a… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
MySpace is somehow more welcoming than Facebook. And Twittering, I just... Ugh. I like having radio silence. I think radio silence is… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
Solitude is used to teach us how to live with other people. Rage is used to show us the infinite value of… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
![“When I'm the speaker, I know that special moment [just before speaking] is the only time I will have the entire audience's full attention. Unless an alien spaceship crash-lands on stage midway through the talk, the silence before I begin is the most powerful moment I have. What defines how well…” quote by Scott Berkun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/scott-berkun-12409_aliens_when-i-m-the-speaker-i-know-that-special_210194.jpg)
