“My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company.” CompanyQuietPlant Author:Peter Zumthor
“... at times they are good and quiet company, the dead; they will not interrupt your musings, but when they speak, whether they be Jews or Turks or heathens, they will speak in a tongue all can understand. there are even countries where the moving, breathing people are less intelligible, dwell in a world further apart form you, than that silent population under the earth.” PeopleWorldCountryEarthMovingFormSpeakCompanyQuietSilentPopulationJewTongueBreathingMusingsHeathen Book:Persian Pictures: From the Mountains to the Sea Source: Persian Pictures: From the Mountains to the Sea
“But the touch or company of any man whatsoever stirreth up their heat, which in their solitude was hushed and quiet, and lay as cinders raked up in ashes.” MenCompanySolitudeQuietLaysLustHeatAshes Author:Michel de Montaigne
“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.” PeopleIfsDiesCompanyLeaderWorstReadyCircumstancesQuietHappeningsManagementFocusedBad ThingsTransitionReady To DieWiringUnassuming Author:James C. Collins
“Can you be alone without being lonely? Can you spend time by yourself without craving noise or company of other people? Have you discovered the glory of quiet time spent alone, time spent listening to your soul? Solitude brings with it gifts that come from nowhere else.” PeopleSoulCompanyListeningSolitudeQuietGloryLonelyNoiseYour SoulEnd TimesCravingSpend TimeBeing LonelyTime SpentAlone TimeQuiet Time Author:Steve Goodier
“It can be difficult to be an introvert in church, especially if you happen to be the pastor. Liking to be alone can be interpreted as a judgment on other people's company. Liking to be quiet can be construed as aloofness. There is so much emphasis on community in most congregations that anyone who does not participate risks being labeled a loner.” PeopleIfsDoeHappensPastDifficultCommunityChurchCompanyRiskQuietJudgmentIntrovertPastorEmphasisLonerCongregationAloofness Book:An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith Source: An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith