Silently Quotes

337 Silently quotes by 259 unique authors

Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception of basic, human sanity. In… — Sam Harris
I got a feeling about political correctness. I hate it. It causes us to lie silently instead of saying what we think. — Hal Holbrook
No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. — Agnes de Mille
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things… — Beatrix Potter
Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception. — Marilyn vos Savant
Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and… — Emma Thompson
If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer… — Catherine Zeta-Jones
Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Well. Then we had the irises, rising beautiful and cool on their tall stalks, like blown glass, like pastel water momentarily frozen in a splash,… — Margaret Atwood
The voices blend and fuse in clouded silence: silence that is infinite of space: and swiftly, silently the sound is wafted over regions of cycles… — James Joyce
And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The whole journey was odd and dream-like -- the roaring stream, the wet grey grass, the glimmering cliffs which they were approaching, and always the… — C.S. Lewis
Playing the part of a charitable soul was only for those who were afraid of taking a stand in life. It is always far easier… — Paulo Coelho
The real point is that you cannot harbor malice toward others and then cry foul when someone displays intolerance against you. Prejudice tolerated is intolerance… — Harvey Fierstein
Sometimes this human stuff is slimy and pathetic...but better to feel it and talk about it and walk through it than to spend a lifetime… — Anne Lamott
Mariam lay on the couch, hands tucked between her knees, watched the whirlpool of snow twisting and spinning outside the window. She remembered Nana saying… — Khaled Hosseini
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently — Rajneesh
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit… — Nicholas Sparks
The huge round lunar clock was a gristmill. Shake down all the grains of Time—the big grains of centuries, and the small grains of years,… — Ray Bradbury
Age is a terrible thief. Just when you're getting the hang of life, it knocks your legs out from under you and stoops your back.… — Sara Gruen
Books are flesh-and-blood ideas and cry out, silently, when put to the torch. — Ray Bradbury
Sometimes I get tired of trying to convince him that I love him and shall love him for ever. He pounces on my words like… — Graham Greene
[Roland] jerked back too fast to see, and his fist was suddenly connecting with my chin. I didn't pass out, but my body went limp.… — Laurell K. Hamilton
Heads in the Women's Ward On pillow after pillow lies The wild white hair and staring eyes; Jaws stand open; necks are stretched With every… — Philip Larkin
A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called "leaves") imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance… — Carl Sagan

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