Quieter Quotes

Fine. The next time that my life is destroyed, I'll try to express my distress in a quieter fashion, far away from your tender sensibilities. — Colleen Houck Ren

He couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner. — Charles Dickens

In painting as in eloquence, the greater your strength, the quieter your manner. — John Ruskin

But to be honest, there is only so much battle a man can take. I think all of us crave a quieter life with a tender touch. (Sparhawk) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

A matter of pragmatism; chemically knocking someone senseless is usually quieter, less messy and less risky to the assailant than killing them. — Greg Egan

The sign that the kundalini is releasing is not the development of miraculous powers, but that your mind is becoming quieter. — Frederick Lenz

The Mars Polar Lander has been quieter than George W. Bush after a foreign policy question. — David Letterman

I need useful work to keep my mind occupied, but I'd like to find work where it's ... quieter. — Dean Koontz

Nothing is quieter or has more secrets, I thought, than a book that's closed. — Avi

I feel like my mind is a little quieter when I exercise. — Kelly Ripa

There was a different ending to 'New Moon' originally. It was a much quieter book. It was very much all in Bella's head. — Stephenie Meyer

I think, in a lot of ways, it's easier to play a smaller room. You can exploit the quieter dynamics you would shy away from in larger venues. — David Sanborn

Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive. — Brian Eno

You see, most people play louder to get someone's attention, but getting quieter can stop a bull from charging. — Victor L. Wooten

Magic does that. It wastes you away. Once it grips you by the ear, the real world gets quieter and quieter, until you can hardly hear it at all. — Catherynne M Valente

Certainly it's very often true that women tend to be a bit quieter and more prepared to sit there and let the animal tell you things. — Jane Goodall

My hope is that one day I'll be able to work and have a quieter life, but still a creative life. — James Mercer

I think ninjas are probably quieter than SEALs, but we are better swimmers, and also better with guns and blowing things up. — William H. McRaven

Take these chances Place them in a box until a quieter time Lights down, you up and die — Dave Matthews

My goal is to get quieter as I get older. — Kid Rock

The quieter you can make your mind, the more you've invoked your will. — Frederick Lenz

In my mind, Martha, you are buried in cement right up to your neck. No ... right up to your nose ... that's much quieter. — Edward Albee

Clothing should be quieter than the woman so that her true beauty can shine through. — Elie Tahari

quieter and more intense — Lev Grossman

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius

The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. — Rumi

The greater your real strength and power, the quieter it will be exercised. — James Russell Lowell

Among the problems with shame was that it in fact did not make you shorter or quieter or less visible. You just felt like you were. — J.R. Ward

The quieter the mind, the more powerful, the worthier, the deeper, the more telling and more perfect the prayer is. — Meister Eckhart

Remember this, Francisco," he said. "The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter. — Mitch Albom

Just because you didn't speak the facts out loud didn't erase their existence. Silence was just a quieter way to lie. — Jodi Picoult

Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs. — Kathryn Bigelow

I feel like I'm a better person when I'm quieter. — Bill Murray

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler,
quieter, warmer. — Dag Hammarskjold

But when I was quiet ... that made words too. The same words that make horrible things come also tell the quieter things about love. — Andrew Smith

The dead speak to those who listen. Be quieter than even them. — Kerri Maniscalco

I've never shied away from who I am, even when people asked me to be softer, quieter or warmer. I've proudly remained me. — Krista Ritchie

It turned out missing someone never became easier, it just became quieter. You learned to live with the longing pain inside you. — Brittainy C. Cherry

Can you hyperventilate a little quieter?" he whispered. — Brynn Kelly

Every woman is strong, some are just quieter about it. — Lori King

What was going on inside of me became louder because everything around me became quieter. — Dani Shapiro

Suffering is the noblest art, the quieter the better. — Chang-rae Lee

Real life is always quieter and anticlimactic somehow. But devastating all the same. — Courtney Summers

Obviously, you have quieter years than others - you don't go jumping out of a plane every day. — Natalie Dormer

Their hatred of the Germans was quieter and more deadly than I have ever seen before. — David M. Crook

The Deftmenes are mad and the Dumii are sane, thought Snibril, and that's just the same as being mad except that it's quieter. — Terry Pratchett

Bianca, one of the quieter members of the group, shocked us all by butting in. That's just not true. — R.K. Lilley

What is happening to me happens to all fruits that grow ripe.
It is the honey in my veins that makes my blood thicker, and my soul quieter. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The quieter we become, the more we can hear. — Rumi

I'm looking forward to becoming older and quieter. — Gwyneth Paltrow

What can be quieter than standing alone in a crowd of strangers? — Keri Arthur

I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter. — Bill Bruford

It didn't really get easier, per se. Our sadness just got quieter. — Christina Lauren

If people can fly, that will be good; they will hang around in the sky and the ground will be quieter! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

The quieter you become, the more you can hear. — Matthew Knisely

Working on the Samurai sword is very different because your body position has to be very still. It's a much quieter was of fighting. — Lucy Liu

Like a dog, I have pack needs; like a cat, he prefers a quieter house. As long as he is married to me, his house will never be quiet. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Then Mum died. And Dad grew even quieter. As if she took away with her the few words he'd possessed. — Fredrik Backman

Snow makes the world quieter and louder at the same time. — Mary-Rose MacColl

I have seen slower people than I am and more deliberate ... and even quieter, and more listless, and lazier people than I am. But they were dead. — Mark Twain

When no one else is around, we open ourselves to the quieter astonishments that enormity can offer. — David Levithan

Twins are a high-risk pregnancy, by definition. The quieter I am, the longer I can keep them growing. — Jane Pauley

I'm sorry I didn't slit your throat," Cree growled. "You'd be a heck of a lot quieter right now if I had. — Richard Brant