Quiet Quotes

"The best is the deep quiet in which I live and grow against the world, and harvest what they cannot take from me by fire and sword."
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"I love the deep quiet in which I live and grow against the world and harvest what they cannot take from me by fire or sword."
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."
-Henry David Thoreau

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
-Mark Twain

"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."
-Napoleon Bonaparte

"You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race."
-George Bernard Shaw

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be."
-Anne Frank

"I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience."
-William Shakespeare

"A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain."
-William Shakespeare

"I love thee to the level of everyday's most quiet need,by sun and candle light...I love thee with the breath,smiles,tears,of all my life."
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone."
-Blaise Pascal

"He was quiet, he didn't say a whole bunch, but he was well respected."
-Joe Hansen

"He's one politician I've watched do things the quiet way. I learned from him, don't get upset, just keep working on the issue."
-Nancy White

"Look, I really don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively."
-Mel Brooks

"We wanted to have a quiet launch to work out the kinks beforehand."
-Craig David

"It's a very quiet film, it's all about quietness and relationships."
-Bruce Goldstein

"Metaphorically these essays move as a quiet but observant coast-guard cutter among the rocks and islands up and down the littoral of our life."
-David Mccord

"I built my house 35 years ago and I had privacy and quiet. They're just taking everything away. I guess commercial is just a four-letter word to me."
-Tim Hart

"He would go out every day and cut some wood. Arlie was absolutely an outdoorsman. When I think of Arlie, I think of a quiet, steady guy you can always depend on."
-Mike Sletto

"The solar system is not a stable and quiet place."
-Jack Lissauer

"It got kinda quiet then I just heard her scream real loud. I just knew something was wrong by the way that she screamed."
-Jessy Larson

"The protests must be pursued everywhere. Bush and Rice should keep quiet and we tell them that we will not forgive those who offend our Prophet."
-Hassan Nasrallah

"If you really want something in this life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers."
-Dan Castellaneta

"I'm a quiet person."
-Robert Young

"People entered into these deals often at the behest of lawyers and accountants peddling flaky tax products, ... We're offering taxpayers a quick, quiet and cost-effective way to put these deals behind them."
-Mark Everson

"Darcey is one of those players you never hear much about. She is a 5-foot-8 post player who always plays against people who are at least four inches taller than she is. Darcey is a quiet person, but she always gets the job done. We wouldn't be where we are without her."
-Adam Houdeshell

"I thought we were a little nervous. It was a quiet bus ride, but (Queensbury's first goal) was a wake-up call."
-Walt Peretti

"It's quiet because they're solving, but it's electric in the room. There's a feeling of tension, a good feeling of tension. When the first person says 'Done,' there's a good feeling in the room."
-Will Shortz