Quotes About Silence

I believe the U.S. has been way too silent on the brutality, the lack of human rights in the Muslim world for women.

When I'm governor, we're not going to be silent like Bruce Rauner. Illinois will be a firewall against Donald Trump's destructive and bigoted agenda.

I have done 'Gutar-Gu,' which was a silent comedy show.

I never authorized any payments for someone to be silent. I did not buy anyone's silence.

I think that the power of the Silent Minute lies in its inherent lack of external direction: what participants actually do during that minute - prayer, contemplation, focus - is up to them.

It's easier, as a white person, to be silent about racial injustice. It's easier. On paper. But it's not easier on the whole, because injustice affects all of us, whether we know it or not, whether we acknowledge it or not.

If you recall, we have a huge list of celebrities who had announced they'd leave the country if Trump won. It probably seemed like a safe play for attention at the time, but now they've got egg on their faces, because, of course, none of them are actually leaving. Some of them have gone silent, while others, like Amy Schumer, say it was a joke.

I just am trans. That's just the way it is. I knew this as a child. But I was told that because I expressed femininity in a boy's body, I needed to be silent about it. To be ashamed. That led to isolation, which then made it easier for me to be prey to a predator in my own home.

A good girl in Afghanistan should be silent, should not talk about her future, should listen to your family, be like a doll so that everyone can play with her.

I can't write when it's silent. But the music can't have lyrics.

I do think that inside of country music now there's a very silent majority, and I represent that silent majority.

I think music comes out of silence... and I have a lot of silent time, without a pesky guitar interrupting my thoughts.

Just like my mom, when things get bad, I get quiet. The worse they get, the more silent I become.

When it's silent or when that energy of the audience isn't there, you feel the bumps a little more. You feel yourself losing breath a little quicker.

I think it's awfully difficult on the most important issues of the day... to remain silent, particularly when you've won a statewide election.

God has a way of loving us and giving us what we need, and many of the things he does for us we don't even understand at the time. But there is a peace that comes from God if we allow ourselves to be silent and accept it.

I never thought of my father when I was growing up. Truly. He was a strong, silent man who worked hard to support his family.

Ever since I made the short film 'Black And White,' which had almost no dialogues, the idea of making a silent feature film fascinated me.

Melvilasam' broke a short, silent phase in my career.

We must overcome our cultural barriers that giving should be a private and silent activity.

From being a silent person, I started going on stage and performing. It gave me confidence and I started liking it. When the camera starts rolling, I am very different person.

When I'm actually assembling a scene, I assemble it as a silent movie. Even if it's a dialog scene, I lip read what people are saying.

I think the approach of the character for us is the same in a silent movie as in a talking movie because we had balance, we had lines to learn.

I always get compared to looking like a silent movie star - though I don't know if that's a compliment, honestly.