Silence dies, clamor takes the power everywhere

When the voices of democracy are silenced, freedom becomes a hollow concept. No man or woman should be sentenced to the shadows of silence for something he or she has said or written.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity in thinking.

Lord, how great is our dilemma! In Thy Presence silence best becomes us, yet love

Silence is full of the unspoken, of deeds undone, of confessions to secret love, and of wonders not expressed. Our truth is hidden in our silence, Yours and I.

I love 'Breathless,' and 'Paris, Texas,' and 'Badlands.' I was obsessed with those films in my teens. I remember watching 'Badlands' and being amazed that there were these scenes in which nobody said anything and the silence told the whole story.

We can't stand silence, because silence induces thinking. And if we thought, we would have to face ourselves.

In silence a question has great power, because in silence a question will always lead you deeper into your experience. If there is no grounding in silence, a spiritual question is going to lead you into your mind.

The silence inside of you is the sound of your knowledge collapsing. Remember, it is you who said, 'I want to be free.'

There's a great space in which this moment takes place. There's a great silence that is listening to the thoughts.