Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Quotes

I have not yet learned to keep still.

There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

Humility is a super-important factor in all of our lives, and I try to remind myself every evening in front of the mirror, 'Just calm down.'

Patience is the training in abiding with the restlessness of our energy and letting things evolve at their own speed.

There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear. Control rather than no noise is the key to silence. James saw clearly that the person who could control his tounge is perfect (James 3:1-12). Under the Discipline of silence and solitude we learn when to speak and when to refrain from speaking.

Silence was never a wrong answer.

I think people can find a breath and listen sometimes.

Now I must wait and be still and say nothing I don't know, nothing I haven't lived over and over, and that's everything.

To many mortals silence great gain brings.

Notice, notice; let noticing take the place of screaming.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.

I think we can all use a little more patience. I get a little impatient sometimes and I wish I didn't. I really need to be more patient.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

My goal is to get quieter as I get older.

The hurried can become unhurried. But it will not happen by trying alone, nor will it happen instantly. You will have to enter a life of training.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

I haven't mastered the art of sitting and smiling.

Listen to the sound of silence.

I'm a real 'go, go' person... I'd make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It's important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what's inside.

If I could have one prayer answered, I would pray for patience. I move so fast sometimes. I try to slow down.

The wisdom of silence is a great asset.

Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish within yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.