Quotes About Peaceful

I think humor and protest can be subtle, instead of loud and going to the level of violence.

There was never a single murder in my neighbourhood; there was barely a robbery. It was so suburban, it was almost disappointing.

The whole idea of the suburbs was to create these family-friendly places where people could flock and have more control over their existences, and keep things very controlled and placid and keep outside forces at bay.

The book is here to stay. What we're doing is symbolic of the peaceful coexistence of the book and the computer.

Peaceful, lawful protest - if it is effective - IS innately disruptive of "business as usual." That is WHY it is effective.

What a marvelous sunset,' she said. 'Yes,' replied her husband. 'Most impressive for such a small village.

A society that decides its controversial issues by ballots does better than one that uses bullets Ã¢â'¬â€œ which, after all, is no more likely to lead to the right conclusion than voting.

you'd think that silence would be peaceful. but really, it's painful.

The world is quieter now. It is never quiet, but it can get quieter. What strange creatures we are, to find silence peaceful, when permanent silence is the thing we most dread. Nighttime is not that. Nighttime still rustles, still creaks and whispers and trembles in its throat. It is not darkness we fear, but our own helplessness within it. How merciful to have been granted the other senses.

placid, adj. Sometimes I love it when we just lie on our backs, gaze off, stay still...

Science is a tool, and if we were an esentially kind and peaceful species, it would not occur to us to use this tool for destructive purposes.

Gratitude is one of the antidotes of pride. If we happen to be born with a high IQ, we can be grateful for it rather than take pride in it. It's not an accomplishment; we were born with it. If we are grateful for what has been given us and for what has been fulfilled through our God-given talents and endeavors, then we are in a peaceful state of mind and invulnerable to pain.

It looked so quiet and peaceful around. But the stillness was the sleep of swords.

I am not a particularly aggressive person. That's not Erica.

My natural personality is more laid-back and not as aggressive.

I am never angry, although sometimes distressed.

I'm not an angry man.

I don't think I get angry.

These two natures, both so large and full — one commonplace but divinely kind, the other lofty and sublime — had fallen into unison gently, without a jar, without a flash of passion, as though two pure lights had been merged into one.

I sit, I read, I listen to music, I go or a walk, I ride to Prospect Park and sit under the Willow Tree, I remember, I forget, I look at pictures, I do, I do, I do... or I don't, but its peaceful... only me... no worries.

The ones who close the path for peacefull revolution, at the same time open the path for violent revolution.

It was a quiet street—people kept themselves to themselves. It

Those who fully express their soul are peaceful, bold, and confident. They can be peaceful because they know that their essence is eternal, indestructible wholeness, and they are bold and confident because they know their own absolute value.

I pull up the covers, and smell the sunshine.