#remaining

Speak only if it improves upon the silence. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#improvement

Nothing prevents us from being and remaining the exponents of a united humanity, when we have a country of our own. To fulfill this mission we do not have to remain literally planted among the nations who hate and despise us. ↗

— Theodor Herzl

#being #country #despise #exponents #fulfill

It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it. ↗

— Maurice Switzer

#remaining-silent #wisdom #wisdom

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#bad #being #bird #cannot #decent

There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same. ↗

— Norman Mailer

#else #grow #just #law #life

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#being #courage #god #him #just

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ↗

— Max de Pree

#cannot #need #remaining #we cannot

If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#activism #consent #dissent #duty #protest

Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#silence #sisters

You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up." "That last one isn't a skill." "Honey, trust me. It's a skill. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#rules-of-attraction #skills #tuck #rules