Leon Russell Quotes

I aspire only to silence.

It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply be.

Let us leave a little room for reflection in our lives, room too for silence. Let us look within ourselves and see whether there is some delightful hidden place inside where we can be free of noise and argument. Let us hear the Word of God in stillness and perhaps we will then come to understand it.

I love silence.

I'm a guy that likes to sit in the quiet and think about things, and sometimes it's way more relaxing to have dead silence.

The heart beats louder and the soul hears quicker in silence and solitude.

Silence is so accurate.

'The Machinist' changed me. I learned that I really enjoy, literally, not saying a damned word for days at a time, except for what was in the scene. Whole days of... nothing. Just... standing still. I know a lot of people found it bizarre, because they'd be standing right next to me thinking, 'Why aren't we talking? What's going on?'

But I do like to have peace and quiet for a good hour.

In fact at home I sometimes like to be quiet and hear the sounds of the world outside.

I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.

I'm very introspective, and I mostly don't talk to people. I get into a real quiet, meditative place.

It was enough just to sit there without words.

Silence is refreshment for the soul.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.

Listen to the sound of silence.

Sit with silence a lot - real silence, where nothing is happening - because you learn so much in those moments of quiet.

Silence is the most powerful state.

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

'Silence,' I think, was the hardest, because it's so different from everything we've done before and required very delicate handling and trying to find the right meditative pace.

I believe silence is the greatest sound of all.

Downtime for me is just when I can sit still.

The word must be heard in silence; there must be darkness to see the stars.

Take time to be quiet.