Alice Hoffman Quotes

I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard. Everyone has a listening point somewhere. It does not have to be in the north or close to the wilderness, but someplace of quiet where the universe can be contemplated with awe.

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.

Silence is so powerful, so important. There is so much to be learned from it.

Silence is the garden of thought.

Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.

Speech is great, but silence is greater.

We live in a society in which it seems that every space, every moment must be 'filled' with initiatives, activity, sound; often there is not even time to listen and dialogue... Let us not be afraid to be silent outside and inside ourselves, so that we are able not only to perceive God's voice, but also the voice of the person next to us, the voices of others.

Some of the most powerful times are when we're quiet.

Silence may be as variously shaded as speech.

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.

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

Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering.

As before, there is a great silence, with no end in sight. The writer surrenders, listening.

The price of seeing is silence.

I grow silent. Dear soul, you speak.

If we were not so single-minded about keeping our lives moving and for once could do nothing, perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness of never understanding ourselves and of threatening ourselves with death Perhaps the world can teach us as when everything seems dead but later proves to be alive.

The beginning of prayer is silence.

You see more sitting still than chasing after.

The man I meet with is not often so instructive as the silence he breaks.

Everyone needs a place where they can go to just ponder for a while. Silence is important; it's the only time you can hear the whispering of truth.

Silence ought also to be the core of each concert. Remember the anagram: listen = silent.

It isn't necessary that you leave home. Sit at your desk and listen. Don't even listen, just wait. Don't wait, be still and alone. The whole world will offer itself to you.

Now it is time to sit quiet, face to face with thee, and to sing dedication of life in this silent and overflowing leisure.