Sidney Poitier

I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.

American Actor

Gulzar

The voice of universe can be silenced but the voice of writers cannot be.

Indian Poet

Plutarch

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Greek Philosopher

Sophocles

Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?

Greek Poet

Gary Oldman

I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

English Actor

John Waite

The silence of the room is as important as the music.

English Musician

Garry Shandling

I've always felt that the truth is in the silence.

American Comedian

Joyce Maynard

I continued to protect him with my silence.

American Writer

Audre Lorde

American Poet

Benjamin Disraeli

British Statesman

Used when everyone is silent, often while waiting for something important to happen.

Expectant Quiet

Can indicate awkwardness or tension among people when no one speaks.

Uncomfortable Setting

Shows someone's strength or determination not to speak, even under pressure.

Pressure Resistance

Sometimes silence is preferred or chosen for peace or contemplation.

Peaceful Choice

Indicates an authority figure making a noisy situation quiet.

Controlled Environment

Used when stopping discussions or debates, sometimes to assert control.

Halt Conversation

Shows the act of preventing free speech, often by a figure or institution of power.

Censorship Indication

Marks an attempt by someone to suppress or end resistance or opposition.

Oppression Marker

Highlights cultural or social topics where people choose not to speak out.

Taboo Topics

Implies that a group is collectively choosing not to disclose information.

Conspiracy Implication

 The white women who spoke there got their travel paid for. The black women who spoke there were expected to actually pay to speak there. And I was like, "What do I do?" And I knew that if I spoke up about this publicly, I could face financial loss. But then I also understood that my silence serves no one.

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 The worst part was that I was completely unaware when I was doing it. It was unconscious. So here I am doing my part, trying to be a feminist, amplifying the voices of women around the world, and yet at home, I am using my louder voice to silence the woman I love the most.

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 Practiced alongside counseling, these interventions allow people to re-evaluate their relationship with tinnitus. Losing the sound of silence can be troubling to say the least. Tinnitus reveals that your brain is constantly analyzing the world around you,

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 enveloped the world in eerie silence. Without Parvati, the land became dry and barren. Rivers shrank and crops shriveled in the fields. Hunger descended on humanity. Parents struggled to console their starving children while their own stomachs rumbled.

The legend of Annapurna,...

 a shadowy opening in a limestone cliff that draws you in. As you pass through the portal between light and dark, you enter a subterranean world -- a place of perpetual gloom, of earthy smells, of hushed silence.

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 answered each one of their condescending questions and statements. I had come here looking for objectivity and support and instead I felt dismissed and silenced, and I hated myself for it.

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 And it’s one of those things that came out of the silence, the listening to each other. Really, very important -- we need to listen to each other.

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