Samuel Johnson Quotes

You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.

I work in silence.

If I have a show at night, I like to spend the whole day alone in silence. I know that might be crazy.

I've always liked to be on my own, since I was young. I like the sound of a quiet place. It helps me focus.

Out of silence is born concentration, and from that comes learning.

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

Every man whose business it is to think knows that he must for part of the day create about himself a pool of silence.

It's not by amusing oneself that one learns.

I love silence. And one of the paradoxes about the way I live and also about my work is that definitely one of the reasons I went into music, and especially into composing is that I love setting up an environment where I can be by myself for long periods of time and have everything as quiet as possible, either to think about sound, or to think about ideas, or just to focus on things that are important to me.

Learning is the most important thing, no mater how you do it, or where you do it, or who you do it with.

I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.

I love researching. That's one of my favorite parts about school.

I have my best ideas when I am alone.

People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours.

Try not to have a good time... this is supposed to be educational.

From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don't think one can find any other time in one's life to be left alone so much to read in peace like that.

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.

I gain a lot of confidence through study.

Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

I really do work in solitude.

It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.

You ain't learning nothing when you're talking.

I live in solitude. I have need of solitude to do the next day's work. I can't be to parties where the noise tires me. I can't speak on the telephone. I must have complete calm.

I like writing in total isolation like out in the woods somewhere.