Barren Quote by George Eliot

Speech is often barren; but silence also does not necessarily brood over a full nest.

— George Eliot

Speech may be barren; but it is ridiculous to suppose that silence is always brooding on a nestful of eggs.

— George Eliot

They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.

— Ambrose Bierce

In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.

— Anonymous

Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.

— Elizabeth Bowen

My voice sounded like one of the guinea fowl that screeched in our trees as it pooped, but I never let that stop me.

— William Kamkwamba

No bird in a cage ever speaks. What is there to say? The sky is everywhere, churning above its head, blue and endless, calling…

— Sonya Hartnett

The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.

— Edmund Waller

Birds which are the same color as the foliage in which they nest are less likely to be disturbed by other birds who want…

— Robert Benchley

You'll have a lot more respect for a bird after you try making a nest.

— Cynthia Lewis

Everyone needs time to develop their dreams. An egg in the nest doesn't become a bird overnight.

— Lois Ehlert

The animals have no need for speech, why talk when you are a word.

— Margaret Atwood