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I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters. ↗

Isaiah 41:1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. ↗

— Anonymous

#biblical #god #prophecy #prophetic #quiet

I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every word's meaning, or multiple meanings. ↗

— Anne Stevenson

#am #any #art #ask #aware

Nature generally struggles against this treatment for a while, until her powers seem in a great measure exhausted, when she quietly yields to the power of the art. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#art #exhausted #generally #great #her

One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated father and friend who won't waste time with the phony rituals of Washington. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#comfortable #confidence #dedicated #father #friend

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be. ↗

— Anne Frank

#alone #because #best #does #feel

Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away. ↗

— Doug Larson

#knocks #most #opportunity #opportunity knocks #quietly

I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#angst #full #i #introverted #quiet

You have to find that place that is very quiet in your head, and anytime I read it, anytime I come across it, my Bible, the first Scripture in there is Psalms 91. ↗

— Ray Lewis

#anytime #bible #come #find #first

I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate. ↗

— Laura Linney

#better #concentrate #i #i can #me