“I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.” ImportantMatterSilenceSubjectsTruth IsSilentFoolishDiscussionDisputes Author:Denis Diderot
“The orator, who may be silent without danger, may praise without difficulty and without reluctance; and posterity will confess that the character of Theodosius might furnish the subject of a sincere and ample panegyric. The wisdom of his laws and the success of his arms rendered his administration respectable in the eyes both of his subjects and of his enemies. He loved and practised the virtues of domestic life, which seldom hold their residence in the palaces of kings.” MayCharacterMightEyeLawEnemyHistoryVirtueSubjectsDangerArmsKingsDifficultyPraiseSilentAdministrationSincerePalacesPosterityRespectableRoman EmpireOratorsReluctanceResidenceDomestic Life Book:The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II: A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185 (A Modern Library E-Book) Source: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II: A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185 (A Modern Library E-Book)
“The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process:let him evaluate it, not the author. The façade of the novel cannot be other than stone or steel, flashing electrically or dark, but silent.” SoulRealityProcessDarkNovelSubjectsReaderStonesIndependenceSilentSteelObjectivityLiberatedEvaluate Author:Alfred Doblin
“There is a part of yourself that is not subject to change, it is the silent witness behind the scenes. That is essentially your spirit, the spirit being an abstract but real force. It is as real as gravity. It is as real as time. It is incomprehensible. It is mysterious but it is powerful and it is eternal.” RealSpiritForcePowerfulBehindsSubjectsSceneEternalSilentMysteriousWitnessAbstractGravityBehind The Scenes Author:Deepak Chopra
“All of us are subject to being passive to the social ills around us. It's a struggle not to become, by staying silent, an accomplice.” SocialStruggleSubjectsSilentStayingPassiveAccomplices Author:Mary Travers
“But can one not conceive of a presence, and of a presence to itself of the subject before speech or signs, a presence to itself of the subject in a silent and intuitive consciousness? Such a question therefore presupposes that, prior to the sign, and outside it, excluding any trace and any différance, something like consciousness is possible.” ConsciousnessSubjectsSpeechSilentIntuitive Author:Jacques Derrida
“First of all, I had the desire for that format [silent movie], and then when I was talking to people, I felt that people needed justification. Why are you doing a silent movie? Is it just for your own pleasure? I felt it was not enough for them so I realized I have to choose the subject that will make things easier for them and to tell the story of a silent actor makes sense for doing a silent movie.” PeopleFirstsEnoughStoriesDesireActorsFeltPleasureTalkingSubjectsNeededEasierSilentI RealizedMake SenseJustificationFormatSilent Movies Author:Michel Hazanavicius