796 quotes found
“A heart worth loving is one you understand, even in silence.”
“No writer in our time has been more isolated than Kafka, and yet few have achieved communication as well as he did.”
“Only their efforts to make him talk failed. he would say one word at a time, if pressed, but seemed happier not to and could not be made to repeat a whole line. Gradually, as his family learnt how ...”
“Never underestimate the effect of well-timed silence.”
“Volumes are spoken when nothing is being said.”
“Over the years, theyd become accomplished at avoiding unpleasant topics. Their burdened demeanors spoke volumes through the silence.”
“Information is like water. It finds its way to all the wrong places.”
“In an age that valued prolonged and detailed exposition, complexity, and repetition it was astonishing that Luther should have instinctively discerned the value of brevity.”
“When it occurs without having to voice it - vibin' on the same page, flowin' on the same wave, soakin' up the same light rays.”
“Silence is also a form of speaking.”
“It is foolish to be lavish in words and niggardly in truth.”
“Solitude helps the soul remember that life andwork have two completely different meanings. It remindsus that we were created for greatness in relationship withothers, not task lists and spreadsheets.”
“You need to train yourself to be comfortable with silence, particularly when dealing with cultures that respect silence more than we do in the West.”
“Silence is best reserved for the fearful and foolish.”
“On a ship, knowing when to be silent is just as important as knowing when to speak.”
“It just took some people a little longer than others to realize how few words they needed to get by, how much of life they could negotiate in silence.”
“When you speak and your words fall on deaf ears, know that the universe listens.”
“Compassion is essential, but its not a substitute for self-expression, or self-respect, or self-compassion. Emotional self-care is also essential, but gently soothing our wounds does not replace co...”
“For though a very few hours spent in the hard labour of incessant talking will dispatch more subjects than can really be in common between any two rational creatures, yet with lovers it is differen...”
“Most of the machinery of modern language is labour-saving machinery; and it saves mental labour very much more than it ought. Scientific phrases are used like scientific wheels and piston-rods to m...”
