- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Silence Quotes
On the quiet that says more than words do.
One quote turns the volume down almost literally, finding something good and even funny in silence once you stop shouting over it. If quiet reminds you more of solitude than peace, our Alone quotes may fit closer.
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- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to go to Russia and silence that crowd and give the Russian fans something to cry about.
- Nov 07, 2020
Silence is the residue of fear.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first press tour for 'Vikings' was pretty overwhelming. Between all the hotels, TV shows and talking a lot, I would get done and have to sit in silence for a while. It was exhausting, and you really have to focus.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music is the silence between the notes.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My tendencies are much more the Henry James thing, where we sit in silence at the table for three minutes, and our whole lives are changed because of a revelation that never quite happens but almost bubbles to the surface.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one source of criticism even the most repressive authoritarian leader cannot silence is the outside world. Autocrats are usually thin-skinned and like to be admired, so at least, at first, they often seek to be praised abroad.
- Intellectual
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- Nov 07, 2020
The intellectual debility of contemporary conservatism is indicated by its silence on all important matters.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
With Citizens United, the Supreme Court's declaration that corporations are people, the whims of one can silence the voices of millions.
- Denounce
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- Nov 07, 2020
When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually enables the wrongdoing. Silence by elected officials in particular conveys approval - or at least acquiescence - and can contribute to a climate of fear and a sense of vulnerability.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Comedy club audiences pay up to $25 per person and another fistful of cash to cover a two-drink minimum, so when they don't like something, they let you know - with silence.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I need complete silence when I write.
- If I Could
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020