“There is nothing of permanent value (putting aside a few human affections) nothing that satisfies quiet reflection--except the sense of having worked according to one's capacity and light to make things clear and get rid of cant and shams of all sorts.” HumansLightTruthValuesAbilityClearQuietReflectionCapacityAffectionClarityPermanentCantQuiet Reflection Book:Readings from Huxley Source: Readings from Huxley
“Silence is the foundation of truth. Words are most meaningful when they emerge from silence and when they are received by a quiet mind.” MindTruthSilenceQuietFoundationMeaningfulSilence IsMost Meaningful Author:Ken Cohen
“I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.” ThinkingWarTruthPoetQuietMouthsSilentStatesmenTimes Like These Book:Selected Poems And Four Plays Source: Selected Poems And Four Plays
“It's funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. Librarians have stood up to the Patriot Act, sat down with noisy toddlers and reached out to illiterate adults. Libraries can never be shushed.” ThinkingBookTruthReadingWomenCommunitySilenceTruth IsQuietSpeechAdultsLibraryActressesComedianSatReachingPatrioticReading BooksFree SpeechPatriotControversyLibrarianCommentatorsNoisyStood UpIlliterateToddlerPatriot ActInterviewersBunsDemure Author:Paula Poundstone