“I shall soon be laid in the quiet grave--thank God for the quiet grave--O! I can feel the cold earth upon me--the daisies growing over me--O for this quiet--it will be my first.” FeelsFirstsI CanEarthDeathGrowingColdQuietGravesThank GodDaisies Author:John Keats
“Waiting times are growing times and learning times. As you quiet your heart, you enter His peace...as you sense your weakness, you receive His strength...as you lay down your will, you hear His calling.” HeartWaitingGrowingCallingQuietWeaknessLays Author:Roy Lessin
“...the need for a garden of rare palms and vines and ornamental trees and shrubs which would be near enough to a growing city to form a quiet place where children with their elders could peer, as it were, into those fascinating jungles and palm glades of the tropics which have for generations stimulated the imaginations of American youth.” NeedsChildrenEnoughWould BeFormImaginationCitiesGrowingGenerationsTreeYouthQuietGardenFascinatingPeersPalmsJungleEldersVinesQuiet PlaceTropicsShrubsHorticultureAmerican Youth Author:David Fairchild
“Growing up in Jamaica, the Pentecostal church wasn't that fiery thing you might think. It was very British, very proper. Hymns. No dancing. Very quiet. Very fundamental.” ThinkingMightChurchGrowing UpGrowingQuietFundamentalsDancingBritishHymnsFieryJamaicaPentecostal Author:Grace Jones
“Smoking is, if not my life, then at least my hobby. I love to smoke. Smoking is fun. Smoking is cool. Smoking is, as far as I am concerned, the entire point of being an adult. It makes growing up genuinely worthwhile. I am quite well aware of the hazards of smoking. Smoking is not a healthful pastime, it is true. Smoking is indeed no bracing dip in the ocean, no strenuous series of calisthenics, no two laps around the reservoir. On the other hand, smoking has to its advantage the fact that is a quiet pursuit. Smoking is, in effect a dignified sport.” IfsWellsTwoFactsHandsFunSportsGrowing UpGrowingEffectsQuietOceanAdultsAdvantageConcernedSeriesPursuitSmokeSmokingWorthwhileHobbiesLapHazardsDipPastimeReservoirsCalisthenics Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader
“I've got a twin sister who's an artist and growing up I was always "the loud one." She's not actually quiet at all, but I would rather fill a gap with chatter and she would just let a gap be. So there was no inclination to actually perform.” ArtistGrowing UpGrowingQuietLoudGapsTwinsInclinationChatterTwin Sister Author:Sue Tompkins
“If I waited long enough and said, "Okay, so what you're saying is you liked your life a lot better when you were 30?" everybody would get real quiet and then admit that that wasn't the case, that they really felt like they were sort of growing into themselves in a way.” IfsWayLongSaidRealEnoughFeltCasesGrowingQuietOkayGet Real Author:Anna Quindlen
“Censorship is saying: "I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine." But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.” PeopleIfsLastsVoiceGrowingTreeMinesInternetQuietWeakSentencesConclusionCensorshipCollapseLast WordsWhatever You SayQuiet Voice Author:Ai Weiwei