Silence Quotes

3932 Silence quotes by 2066 unique authors

Poetic knowledge is born in the great silence of scientific knowledge. — Aime Cesaire
Believe me, it is no time for words when the wounds are fresh and bleeding; no time for homilies when the lightning's shaft has smitten,… — George Horace Lorimer
In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and most important of… — Iyanla Vanzant
So, to meditate is to purge the mind of its self-centered activity. And if you have come this far in meditation, you will find there… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds. Pain linked to pain, fragility to fragility.… — Haruki Murakami
Behind my carefully buttoned collar is my nakedness, the struggle to find clean clothes, food, meaning, and money. Behind sex is rage, behind anger is… — Dorothy Allison
It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called. — Henri Nouwen
Silence is a very concrete, practical, and useful discipline in all our ministerial tasks. It can be seen as a portable cell taken with us from… — Henri Nouwen
As ministers our greatest temptation is toward too many words. They weaken our faith and make us lukewarm. But silence is a sacred discipline, a guard of… — Henri Nouwen
Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy … But our task is… — Henri Nouwen
All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life… — Sallust
Such a deep silence surrounds me, that I think I hear moonbeams striking on the windows. — Lucian Blaga
There are many possible interpretations of what it means to create dangerously, and Albert Camus, like the poet Osip Mandelstam, suggests that it is creating… — Edwidge Danticat
In isolation I ruthlessly plow the deep silences, seeking my opportunities like a miner seeking veins of treasures. In what shallow glimmering space shall I… — Jamaica Kincaid
A woman once described a friend of hers as being such a keen listener that even the trees leaned toward her, as if they were… — Linda Hogan
Silence ensures that history repeats itself. — Erin Gruwell
Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God. — Arvo Part
Tintinnabulation is like this. Here I am alone with silence. I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This… — Arvo Part
A fine work of art - music, dance, painting, story - has the power to silence the chatter in the mind and lift us to… — Robert McKee
Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented. — Henry F. Ashurst
Silences enter the process of historical production at four crucial moments: the moment of fact creation (the making of sources); the moment of fact assembly… — Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable? — M.I.A.
Silence - not dissent - is the one answer that leaders should refuse to accept. — Warren G
Nothing has changed the nature of man so much as the loss of silence, — Max Picard
I have always longed to be part of the outward life, to be out there at the edge of things, to let the human taint… — John Austin Baker

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