Quotes about Voice

Unheard silence does not necessarily mean the death of the player. Unheard silence is not the loss of listeners for that voice. It is an evil when the drama of a life does not continue in others for reason of their deafness, or ignorance.

We stand before genius in silence. We cannot speak it, we can only speak as it. Yet, though I speak as genius, I cannot speak for genius. I cannot give nature a voice in my script. I can not give others a voice in my script-without denying their own source, their originality. To do so is to cease responding to the other, to cease being responsible. No one and nothing belong in my script.

Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime.

I listened again for a voice. But there was no voice tonight, just my obedience. No professional carpenters, just willing bodies. No last-minute detours off the interstate, just eight seats reserved in economy class.

The simple shepherds heard the voice of an angel and found their Lamb; the wise men saw the light of a star and found their Wisdom.

Man for all his genius is but an echo of the original Voice, a reflection of the uncreated Light.

Every man speaks of public opinion, and means by public opinion, public opinion minus his opinion.

Often if you don't speak up, whatever you thought was stupid to say some man would say and then everyone would say 'as he said'.

Conscience is less an inner voice than the memory of a mother's glance.

But the Night Mother is mother to all! It is her voice we follow! Her will! Would you dare risk disobedience? And surely... punishment?

God is to be praised with the voice, and the heart should go therewith in holy exultation.

There will be no peace in any soul until it is willing to obey the voice of God.