Being silly Quote by Susan Boyle

My demons, though quiet, are never silenced. calm as they may be, they wait patiently for a reason to wake, take an overdue breath,…

— Anonymous

I always felt I had to fill silences, usually by singing or whistling. It was nerves and shyness, really.

— Rolf Harris

I was a loud child, and if my mother sang to me, I would be quiet.

— Maya Rudolph

I was quiet, and I was artistic. I liked writing poetry, and that was very strange, so I was bullied a lot.

— Nelsan Ellis

What upset me the most was not the words from my enemies , but the silence from my friends.

— Melchor Lim

As a girl, I abandoned a promising singing career due to violent harassment by Islamists.

— Deeyah Khan

It was entirely silent and I tried to breathe its peace.

— Sebastian Faulks

Singing was more of a hobby, and I was terrified of anyone's opinions. The only reason I kept doing it was because people responded…

— SZA

I'm grateful that, after an early life of being silenced, sometimes violently, I grew up to have a voice, circumstances that will always bind…

— Rebecca Solnit

I knew I couldn't sing over them, so I decided to sing under them. The more noise they made the more softly I sang.…

— Peggy Lee

The more they made noise, the more calm I became.

— Vijay Singh

I had serious performance stage fright. I kept my singing to the confines of my shower and car, while doing the dishes, and in…

— Michelle Chamuel