William Gilmore Simms Quotes

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

Solitude is a necessary protest to the incursions and the false alarms of society's hysteria, a period of cure and recovery.

It's important to have quiet time and isolation.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

By all means use some time to be alone.

Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self.

We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us.

Sleeping is like meditation: it's good to rest the body but also to shut the mind down for a bit.

Whether you call it meditation, self-reflection or just shutting everything out, I am quite good at that.

Don't get me wrong: if I'm having fun, I'm going to have fun. But I need a lot of quiet time.

Solitude helps you reflect.

We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.

Take time to be quiet.

I need solitude, which is to say, recovery, return to my self, the breath of a free, light, playful air.

All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room.

In this modern world where activity is stressed almost to the point of mania, quietness as a childhood need is too often overlooked. Yet a child's need for quietness is the same today as it has always been--it may even be greater--for quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.

Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama.

I love silence.

I notice when I'm on these trips, I read like mad. It's the only thing that seems to center me, bring me back to remembering who I am. Or forgetting who I am!

I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.

Sleep is the best meditation.

I love silence. But I usually only listen to that when I'm sleeping.

But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.