Silent Quotes

As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.

Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things.

And I am saying, how about the other two branches? And putting the pressure on our representatives in the Senate and the Congress, and the court system. They should be counter-acting this corruption, but they are sitting there silent.

When you are modelling, you are creating a picture, a still life, perhaps something like a silent film. You convey emotion but you are only using your body.

I close my eyes, then I drift away, into the magic night I softly say. A silent prayer, like dreamers do, then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you.

I think that one's art is a growth inside one. I do not think one can explain growth. It is silent and subtle. One does not keep digging up a plant to see how it grows.

I prefer that for my own satisfaction over radio, there's no audience. TV, there's no audience. I need the response of the audience, even if it's a silent response.

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

Right now I'm the most famous silent movie actress in the world and I want to keep that for me. So I hope there's not going to be any other silent movies.

I think I wanted to write a book about the relationship between the victim and perpetrator in which the victim agrees to remain silent.

When you see a silent movie, you understand everything that's going on from the images because the images are so strong.

You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed up. But remember this, as long as you live: the producers didn't lose a man. They all made the switch. That's where the great talent is.

Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences.

The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.

Laws are silent in time of war.

When I interview people, and they give me an immediate answer, they're often not thinking. So I'm silent. I wait. Because they think they have to keep answering. And it's the second train of thought that's the better answer.

The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

Men spend their whole lives showing that they're strong and silent. They fight for independence the way women struggle to connect.

The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.

Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.

With this silent film, I wanted to hide what was going on in the clinic. I wanted to cover it up in the best cinematic way and in an entertaining manner.

I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after!

We can hear the silent voice of the spiritual universe within our own hearts.

I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

A yawn is a silent shout.

For me, I loved it. I only want to make silent movies now.

The eyes those silent tongues of love.

So many Christian leaders have been so tepid or downright silent on the advance of the homosexual agenda.