“In the middle of the cavernous cargo hold was a simple, aluminum coffin with a small American flag draped over it. We were bringing another American soldier, just killed, home to his family and final resting place. The starkness of his coffin in the center of the hold, the silence except for the din of the engines, was a real time cold reminder of the consequences of decisions for which we Senators share responsibility.” RealHomeSimpleDecisionSilenceResponsibilityShareMiddleColdConsequenceFinalsSoldierOver ItEnginesFlagsSenatorsRemindersCoffinsAmerican FlagAmerican SoldierCargoAluminum Author:John F. Kerry
“In alarming proportions the following words have disappeared from architectural publications: beauty, inspiration, magic, sorcery, enchantment, and also serenity, mystery, silence, privacy, astonishment. All of these have found a loving home in my soul.” SoulHomeInspirationFoundSilenceMagicMysteryFollowingMy SoulProportionPrivacySerenityPublicationEnchantmentAstonishmentSorceryLoving Home Author:Luis Barragan
“I drop in from the sky disturbing the silence only momentarily, then leaving the ancient land once more to converse with the sky. It's my home and all I need.” NeedsHomeSilenceSkyLandTravelLeavingAncientDisturbingConverses Author:Toni Onley
“The Art Snob can be recognized in the home by the quick look he gives the pictures on your walls, quick but penetrating, as though he were undressing them. This is followed either by complete and pained silence or a comment such as 'That's really a very pleasant little water color you have there.” GivingLooksLittlesArtHomeWaterSilenceColorWallPleasantCommentSnobUndressingYour Wall Book:Confessions of a dilettante Source: Confessions of a dilettante
“The world of men has forgotten the joys of silence, the peace of solitude, which is necessary, to some extent, for the fullness of human living. Man cannot be happy for long unless he is in contact with the springs of spiritual life which are hidden in the depths of his own soul. If man is exiled constantly from his own home, locked out of his spiritual solitude, he ceases to be a true person.” IfsMenWorldHumansPersonsLongSoulHomeSpiritualJoyPeaceSilenceSolitudeSpringDepthForgottenHappyCeaseContactSpiritual LifeLockedFullnessTrue LifeTrue Person Author:Thomas Merton
“Anyone who has undergone home repair lately knows that your everyday artisan uses language so loosely and makes false promises so glibly as to make your politicians, even the presidential candidate, seem like a model of accuracy and rectitude. 'Be there Wednesday at nine,' the workman will tell you. It is a lie. He is humoring you. He says it to silence you, the way you tell a child you will take it to Disneyland if it will stop crying.” IfsKnowsWayChildrenUseHomeSeemsLyingLanguageSilenceCryPoliticianPromiseModelsEverydayNinePresidentialCandidatesAccuracyDisneylandWednesdayPresidential CandidateWorkmenArtisansRectitudeFalse Promises Author:Mary McGrory
“We have to make the first move ourselves rather than expecting it to come from the phenomenal world or from other people. If we are meditating at home and we happen to live in the middle of the High Street, we cannot stop the traffic just because we want peace and quiet. But we can stop ourselves, we can accept the noise. The noise also contains silence. We must put ourselves into it and expect nothing from outside, just as Buddha did. And we must accept whatever situation arises.” PeopleIfsWorldWantFirstsHomeHappensMovingPeaceSilenceSituationAcceptingStreetsMiddleQuietRoseAriseNoiseExpectingTrafficPhenomenalMeditatingExpect NothingPeace And Quiet Author:Chogyam Trungpa
“perhaps these men in the House Caucus Room [Committee on Un-American Activities] are determined to spread silence: to frighten those voices which will shout no, and ask questions, defend the few, attack cruelty and proclaim the rights and dignity of man. ... America is going to look very strange to Americans and they will not be at home here, for the air will slowly become unbreathable to all forms of life except sheep.” MenLooksHomeAmericaFormAsksHouseVoiceRoomsSilenceRightsAirStrangeActivityDignitySpreadDeterminedCrueltyCensorshipSheepCommitteesCaucus Author:Martha Gellhorn