The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint


Marianne Moore

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The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.
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The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.
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Silence as always.
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Speech is civilization itself. The word... preserves contact / it is silence which isolates.
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The gray silence, the gray waves, the gray wastes of the sea.
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I hear my silence talked of in every lane;
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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
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I defend
Not my voice, but my silence
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Submit in silence and scream from within.
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That's what's happening... zombies are out... but in hour movie... not in series.
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Dear God, I surrender this relationship to you,” means, “Dear God, let me see this person throug...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
There is no Mr. Right because there is no Mr. Wrong. There is whoever is in front of us, and the per...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
When we attach value to things that aren’t love—the money, the car, the house, the prestige—we...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Nothing is so dangerous for our security as large groups of desperate people.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Now if you know what makes one person's life change, then you know what makes a nation change - ...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence. That is pain that I try to make room for. I...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
The entire political system is contrary to everything a feminine heart stands for. It lacks inclusio...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Some men know that a light touch of the tongue, running from a woman's toes to her ears, lingeri...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing 'Tosca'.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL
The food that's never let me down in life is porridge, especially with milk and maple syrup, whi...
MARIANNE FAITHFULL
If anything is naive and lightweight, it's the traditional political conversation.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
The most powerful thought is a prayerful thought. When I'm praying for you, I am praying for my own ...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
If you're trained in metaphysics, you don't see the world as distinct from yourself. You are...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Our religious institutions have far too often become handmaidens of the status quo, while the genuin...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
I think of prayer as a spiritual lifeline back to where I most want to be.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
The spiritual path -- is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; mo...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond mea...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Most women I know are priestesses and healers... We are, all of us, sisters of a mysterious order.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus ...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
My self healing lies in praying for those who have harmed me.
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
I think the heartbreak of September 11 - America's grief not only over the loss of life but also...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is t...
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON