Quotes About Silence

Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste.

'The Sound Of Silence' taught us that we shouldn't be afraid of pushing the boundaries.

My dad, since I was growing up, has always taught me that I need to keep my mouth shut and just play baseball.

The Rock taught me you don't always have to talk or move all the time. You can just stand there and soak it in. Let the crowd just do what they do.

I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.

Republicans remain silent because Trump is doing what they want - lowering taxes on the rich, eviscerating regulations, bulldozing the environment, and insisting that a woman's body is not her own.

Oppression doesn't disappear just because you decided not to teach us that chapter.

For every R. Kelly or Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein, there's, you know, the owner of the grocery store, the coach, the teacher, the neighbor, who are doing the same things. But we don't pay attention until it's a big name. And we don't pay attention 'til it's a big celebrity.

I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut.

My main regret about my years in football was keeping my mouth shut like a little mouse, not daring to speak out because I was told you left the managers to get on with the job and that the chairman must never interfere with the manager's decisions or the performance of his team.

Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.

My teammate Franco Baresi was a real captain. He was an example for everyone. Not a big talker. He never talked. But on the field or in training, he was No. 1.

Algunas cosas no necesitan palabras, dice al cabo de un momento, y me pregunto si aún se refiere al sonido. Todo necesita una palabra, insisto. Necesitamos saber cómo describir el mundo. Si no, caeríamos en la ignorancia.

Long moments passed, and finally she rolled onto her side too so that our backs faced one another. Icy silence fell. So much for a peaceful or romantic night.

The greatest hatred, like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, is quiet.

It was monks who first taught the art of reading in silence. During the Dark Ages. Augustine, perhaps, was first. And silence was a tongue Elena understood. Silence was her idiom for support and caring. Silence was permissive and contemplative and nonconfrontational and there was melody to it. It was both earth and ether.

The sounds of southwestern cacti are broadcast for several weeks until, by general assent, it is agreed that cacti make no sounds.

I'm writing this story, not you, so shut up.

Have we forgotten that what we tolerate, we empower? Silence is communication! Silence communicates agreement and grants permission. We enable deception when we refuse to confront the lies. Silence is not an option!

A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.' Leopold Stokowski

It was a long time in the making, my divorce. One day became less special than the next, and pretty soon, we ceased all conversation. It is a sad day when you have nothing left to say.

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.

What's a kiss? The sound loneliness makes when it dies.

Love is a book without words