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Quiet Quotes - Page 6

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

William Godwin (1798). “Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness”, p.244

I tend to be sort of quiet and shy and awkward in social situations.

"Tony Kushner's Paradise Lost"by Arthur Lubow, www.newyorker.com. November 30, 1992.

Never underestimate the power of sitting quietly.

"Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

I came home at dusk with my ears ringing from the quiet.

Tim Winton (2009). “Breath”, p.61, Pan Macmillan

All Quiet on the Western Front.

All Quiet on the Western Front ch. 12 (1929) (translation by A. W. Wheen) See Beers 1

When you are crazy you learn to keep quiet.

Philip K. Dick (2011). “Valis”, p.49, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.

Khaled Hosseini (2011). “The Kite Runner: Rejacketed”, p.315, A&C Black

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

"Vera Farmiga: A Woman We Love" by Stephen Garrett, www.esquire.com. May 23, 2007.

I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity.

James Dickey (1984). “Sorties”, p.59, LSU Press