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Noise Quotes - Page 14

I have often observed that extremely violent noise and activity go with good-fellowship and heightened spirits.

Patrick O'Brian (2011). “The Letter of Marque (Vol. Book 12) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)”, p.53, W. W. Norton & Company

Not only does political coverage often lose the signal—it frequently accentuates the noise.

Nate Silver (2012). “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't”, p.48, Penguin

I was often in the pit lane, the noise was indescribable and I've no doubt that is why my hearing was affected.

"Evening Standard: F1 Made Me Deaf, Says Walker". The Evening Standard, June 21, 2007.

Sometimes it's just rejecting stereotypes, sometimes it's creating work. Sometimes it's just blocking out the noise.

"There’s Poetry About Beyoncé Now - And It’s Amazing". Interview with Becca Andrews, www.motherjones.com. February 15, 2017.

A woman, till five-and-thirty, is only looked upon as a raw girl, and can possibly make no noise in the world till about forty.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie Wharncliffe (1837). “The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu”, p.294

None of the candidates are ever perfect, ok? Then you have to get them in there and you have to hold them accountable. You have to make noises.

"The Lenny Interview: Marian Wright Edelman". Interview with Jurnee Smollett-bell, www.lennyletter.com. April 8, 2016.

Noise is a buffer, more effective than cubicles or booth walls.

"Why Are We So Afraid of Silence?" by Margaret Heffernan, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 20, 2013.

Virtue lies in being absorbed in one's prayers in the presence of din and noise.

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.31, Courier Corporation