Noise Quotes

1175 Noise quotes by 871 unique authors

There is such a thing as everyday, ordinary, vulgar ecstasy; the ecstasy of anger, the ecstasy of speed at the wheel, the ecstasy of ear-splitting… — Milan Kundera
Oratory is the art of making a loud noise sound like a deep thought. — Bennett Cerf
Ye Gads, no! I couldn't stand the noise. — W.C. Fields
Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most of their culture… — Chuck Palahniuk
Our homes need to be more Christ-centered. We should spend more time at the temple and less time in the pursuit of pleasure. We should… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating. — John Cage
I was out training one black night when I heard a noise. I turned around and saw a leopard. I threw some stones at him… — Filbert Bayi
Where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion stand; For hot, cold, moist,… — John Milton
If I could turn down the noise of my own will and choiceI could hear the truth of my life in a clear voice. I… — Carrie Newcomer
Holidays and vacations can help to balance activity with contemplation, haste with more natural rhythms, noise with the heralding silence of peace. — Pope John Paul II
If I were a physician, and if I were allowed to prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would… — Soren Kierkegaard
Throughout history there have been many men and women who have chosen to imitate Jesus as he withdraws into the desert... To pass time in… — Raniero Cantalamessa
No place of grace for those who avoid the Face. No time to rejoice for those who walk among noise and deny the Voice. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
It would be a wonderful experience to stand there in those enchanted surroundings and hear Shakespeare and Milton and Bunyan read from their noble works.… — Unknown Author
America today stands poised on a pinnacle of wealth and power, yet we live in a land of vanishing beauty, of increasing ugliness, of shrinking… — Stewart Udall
Man will survive as a species for one reason: He can adapt to the destructive effects of our power-intoxicated technology and of our ungoverned population… — Rene Dubos
Wishing you happiness always! Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible… — Max Ehrmann
What in your life is calling you, When all the noise is silenced, The meetings adjourned... The lists laid aside, And the Wild Iris blooms… — Unknown Author
It is fully practical to create that which has form in the silence. The noise art makes is usually heard by those whose lives listen… — Kenneth Patchen
The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine,… — J. G. Ballard
I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace… — Thomas Traherne
Full purse makes no noise. — Juhani Peltonen
I edit as I go. Especially when I go to commit it to paper. I prefer a typewriter even to a computer. I don't like… — John Prine
I am commonly opposed to those who modestly assume the rank of champions of liberty, and make a very patriotic noise about the people. It… — Fisher Ames
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy! — John Milton

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