Best 822 quotes in «quiet quotes» category

The seed of God's Word won't grow to fruitfulness without pruning for rest, quiet, and calm

The sight of home looks best after you've traveled hundreds of miles to get away from it.

The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.

The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.

The two sides of Bernie - that's a quiet weapon that I have.

The truth is, when it gets really quiet, when the silence gets too loud, i really start to miss everyone.

...the waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended.

The Universe, as has been observed before, is an unsettlingly big place, a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore.

The worst of the action films are the ones where everything is one shout from beginning to finish. And there's no differentiation between beats, like small or big, or quiet or expansive. It's all just one loud shout.

The worst part was the silence. Death was supposed to be loud — gunshots, explosions, screams and thunder. Not this eerie quiet that wrapped around me like a shroud.

They tire of quiet, that have known the storm

They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace. Even as they speak they create the seeds of turmoil and violence.

Think with awe on the slow and quiet power of time.

Thirst of wealth no quiet knows, But near the death-bed fierce grows.

Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.

This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction.

This benefit of seeing...can come only if you pause a while, extricate yourself from the maddening mob of quick impressions ceaselessly battering our lives, and look thoughtfully at a quiet image...the viewer must be willing to pause, to look again, to meditate.

Those who experiment on animals should never be able to quiet their own conscience by telling themselves that these cruelties have a worthy aim.

Tiffs among the faggots were apparently the stuff of quiet merriment.

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.

To stay quiet is as political an act as speaking out.

To be reverent is not just to be quiet. It involves an awareness of what is taking place. It involves a divine desire to learn and to be receptive to the promptings of the Spirit. It involves a striving to seek added light and knowledge.

True bravery is quiet, undemonstrative.

Touch us gently, Time! Let us glide adown thy stream Gently,-as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream!

To understand the totality of this extraordinary thing called life, one must obviously not be too definite about these things. One cannot be definite with something which is so immense, which is not measurable by words. We cannot understand the immeasurable so long as we approach it through time.

We all have our paths in life we are supposed to follow to find who we are supposed to be, but it's not always a straight path. There is something inside of us that guides us, and if you are quiet and listen to it, you'll be all right.

Try to arrange things so that you can have a reasonable bit of quiet every day.

Wayde yelled, and I hit him again, adrenaline pulling a scream of outrage from me. He went quiet, and I held my breath to make sure I could hear him breathing. I suppose I could have used my magic on him, but this was a lot more satisfying.

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.

True strength is shown by the person who remains humble, quiet, & positive throughout all adversity and maintains their path towards success.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.

War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good fortune.

We are a people that let the small things just go by because it's a little uncomfortable and nobody wants to ruffle a feather. If you're quiet and you're watching it, you're just as much at fault as the person there. You're watching a victim be berated and you're standing by, knowing that feeling in your gut that it's wrong. Now you have a tool in order to change that.

We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.

We live in a day of slick, quiet and clever sins.

We have the ability to make the connection, make the time to pray and meditate. We have to find our inner voice that will guide us. But we can only find it if we get quiet.

We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us.

We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.

We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved.

What really counts in life is the quiet meeting of every difficulty with the determination to get out of it all the good there is.

We're disappointed because you think the neighborhood is safe, it's very quiet here.

We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889.

What is reading but silent conversation?

What can I say? I’m a sucker for the shy, quiet types.

What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.

What we tell students in formal schooling: “Sit down, stay quiet, and absorb. Do this for 12 to 16 years and all will be well.

When an introvert is quiet, don't assume he is depressed, snobbish or socially deficient.

When I write I find a quiet place.

When a quiet introvert talks, heads turn, and that's power.