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title: "19 Think Silence Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Think Silence quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Think Silence sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Be classy, if you must say anything at all. I think silence is very classy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mette-ivie-harrison/be-classy-if-you-must-say-anything-at-all-i-think-silence-is-very/)

[Mette Ivie Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mette-ivie-harrison/)

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> [I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/i-think-that-all-the-silence-is-worse-than-all-the-violence/)

[Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/)

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> [“You may think, that silence passed silence, but that's incorrect. Silence is silence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-hermans/you-may-think-that-silence-passed-silence-but-that-s-incorrect/)

[Petra Hermans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-hermans/)

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> [you’d think that silence would be peaceful. but really, it’s painful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/you-d-think-that-silence-would-be-peaceful-but-really-it-s-painful/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

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> [I think silence is the condition you accept as the judgment on your crimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-delillo/i-think-silence-is-the-condition-you-accept-as-the-judgment-on-your/)

[Don DeLillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-delillo/)

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> [Sometimes it's better to just be quiet, to not think of anything at all. Out of silence comes the greatest creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/sometimes-it-s-better-to-just-be-quiet-to-not-think-of-anything-at/)

[James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/)

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> [Many CEOs and leaders think that silence is indeed golden, that consensus is bliss. It is - sometimes. But more often what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/many-ceos-and-leaders-think-that-silence-is-indeed-golden-that/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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> [“I think about my own silence. Silence can be either protest or consent, but most times it’s fear. I guess that’s why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-beatty/i-think-about-my-own-silence-silence-can-be-either-protest-or-consent/)

[Paul Beatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-beatty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/paul-beatty-6684_fear_i-think-about-my-own-silence-silence-can_799421.png)

> [“I've had a lot of time to think and even though the silence is new, the loneliness isn't. How is it possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/i-ve-had-a-lot-of-time-to-think-and-even-though-the-silence-is-new/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/katie-mcgarry-456_loneliness_i-ve-had-a-lot-of-time-to-think-and-even_1448991.jpg)

> [I feel like there are too many words in the world, and I think silence is so much more powerful than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-orner/i-feel-like-there-are-too-many-words-in-the-world-and-i-think-silence/)

[Peter Orner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-orner/)

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> [“You may think that silence can teach you only silence! But no! Silence will teach you to listen to the universe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/you-may-think-that-silence-can-teach-you-only-silence-but-no-silence/)

[Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/)

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> [Maybe I was naïve to think that silence was implicit complacence, instead of a festering question. Maybe I was silly to believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/maybe-i-was-na-ve-to-think-that-silence-was-implicit-complacence/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ayckbourn/a-gentleman-sleeps-at-his-work-that-s-what-work-s-for-why-do-you/)

[Alan Ayckbourn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ayckbourn/)

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> [“This is a tale of woe. This is a tale of sorrow. A love denied, a love restored, to live beyond tomorrow.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abi-morgan/this-is-a-tale-of-woe-this-is-a-tale-of-sorrow-a-love-denied-a-love/)

[Abi Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abi-morgan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/abi-morgan-5039_grief_this-is-a-tale-of-woe-this-is-a-tale-of_965479.jpg)

> [Silence is something more than just a pause; it is that enchanted place where space is cleared and time is stayed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pico-iyer/silence-is-something-more-than-just-a-pause-it-is-that-enchanted/)

[Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pico-iyer/)

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> [You think that your silence on certain topics, perhaps in the face of injustice, or unkindness, or mean-spiritedness, causes others to reserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/you-think-that-your-silence-on-certain-topics-perhaps-in-the-face-of/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [“It is perfectly understandable, in a world where the media shout in the same vulgar way about genocides and sexual scandals, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prunier-g-rard/it-is-perfectly-understandable-in-a-world-where-the-media-shout-in/)

[Prunier, Gérard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prunier-g-rard/)

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> [I think the silence would be good with me, and not interacting with people would be okay. But not being able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/i-think-the-silence-would-be-good-with-me-and-not-interacting-with/)

[Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/)

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> [“In its purest form, silence isn’t empty space, a void to avoid. Rather, it’s a canvas pregnant with possibilities upon which we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-luckman/in-its-purest-form-silence-isn-t-empty-space-a-void-to-avoid-rather/)

[Sol Luckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-luckman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/sol-luckman-4953_conflict-resolution_in-its-purest-form-silence-isn-t-empty-s_2192626.jpg)

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