Sit Quietly Quotes

52 quotes by 46 authors

A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking… — Madeleine Albright
All the troubles of life come upon us because we refuse to sit quietly for a while each day in our rooms. — Blaise Pascal
In rare moments of deep play, we can lay aside our sense of self, shed time's continuum, ignore pain, and sit quietly in the absolute… — Diane Ackerman
All mankind's troubles are caused by one single thing, which is their inability to sit quietly. — Blaise Pascal
This silence, this moment, every moment, if it's genuinely inside you, brings what you need. There's nothing to believe. Only when I stopped believing in… — Rumi
This song of the waters is audible to every ear, but there is other music in these hills, by no means audible to all.... On… — Aldo Leopold
As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one… — Alan Watts
When I was young, all I wanted and expected from life was to sit quietly in some corner doing my work without the public paying… — Albert Einstein
I have allowed the president to pick his political appointeesâ€¦But I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution. — Rand Paul
Sit quietly and open up to spirit. — Sharon Janis
I donâ€™t know, it is a very quiet rebellion. [â€¦] I donâ€™t get angry. I sit quietly in the corner and say 'no'. — Bobbie Ann Mason
If you can sit quietly after difficult news, if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm, if you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic… — Jack Kornfield
Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We… — Barry Sanders
The sum of evil, Pascal remarked, would be much diminished if men could only learn to sit quietly in their rooms. — Aldous Huxley
A brook can be a friend in a special way. It talks to you with splashy gurgles. It cools your toes and lets you sit… — Joan Walsh Anglund
You can only hear clearly when you sit quietly, when you give your attention. Nor can you have order if you are not free to… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast....a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic....So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your… — Edward Abbey
{While meditating} I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don't question or doubt whether I am in the "correct" state or… — Sogyal Rinpoche
In this twentieth century, to stop rushing around, to sit quietly on the grass, to switch off the world and come back to the earth,… — Frederick Franck
Blissfulness does not compel you to behave in any particular way. Out of bliss, I can laugh or cry; I can sit quietly or be… — Jaggi Vasudev

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