Doe Quote by Mark Twain

One develops an instinct for letting silence do the heavy lifting. In the three, four, five seconds that passed without either of us speaking,…

— Glen Duncan

Whoever loses the capability for inner silence, loses contact to himself and soon won't be able to think clearly any more.

— Thomas Metzinger

To remain silent is the most useful service that a mediocre speaker can render to the public good.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Silence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking,…

— Anthony Jeselnik

Listening begins with being silent.

— Joachim-Ernst Berendt

When one is silent, those around speak even more.

— Melina Marchetta

Dead … might not be quiet at all.

— Chris Bohjalian

And silence sounds no worse than cheers / After death has stopped the ears.

— Anonymous

“He never realized how noisy American silence was until all the gadgets died.”

— Marcus Sakey

See for me, it’s immediate. Silence is so freaking loud.' This seemed either deep or deeply oxymoronic. I wasn’t sure which.

— Sarah Dessen

I had two options One was to remain silent and wait to be killed and the second was to speak up and then be…

— Malala Yousafzai

It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.

— Anita Hill