Audience Quote by Renita J. Weems

Silence is one great art of conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person may gain…

— William Hazlitt

Real speech can only come from complete silence. Incomplete silence is as fussy as deliberate conversation.

— Dorothy Richardson

Silence has an important role in conversation. It's the only part when you have the chance to listen.

— Bernajoy Vaal

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

— Elizabeth Bowen

“Silence after all, comes in two very different forms. Sometimes, indeed, nobody is speaking; but on other occasions, people are unable or unwilling to…

— John Jenkins in The Lost History of Christianity

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“As Richard Foster explains, “Though silence sometimes involves the absence of speech, it always involves the act of listening. Simply to refrain from talking,…

— Richard J. Foster

“After seeing how many people waste their lives, their whole lives (tongues wagging, wagging, wagging, and all the inevitable consequences), silence seems preferable to…

— Josemaría Escrivá

Silence is pure and holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking.

— Nicholas Sparks

Silence is Holy. It draws people closer together. Because those who are only comfortable with each other, can sit without speaking.

— Nicholas Sparks

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

— James Robertson

“Silence does not mean remaining silent both in speech and on paper. You can keep your mouth shut while communicating thousands of words to…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo