Quiet Quotes

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

~ Henry David Thoreau

Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph.

~ Iris Murdoch

Many are observing Ferguson and witnessing the anger, demonstrations, looting and vandalism and calling for quiet. But quiet isn't enough. The absence of noise isn't the presence of justice - and we must demand justice in Ferguson and the other 'Fergusons' around America.

~ Jesse Jackson

The darkest moments for me weren't necessarily winding up in the hospital or anything like that. It was those quiet moments alone when I just hated the person I had become.

~ Jodie Sweetin

I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness.

~ Bell Hooks