The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quotations
Silence
Lying is done with words, and also with silence.
-Adrienne Rich
"Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying"
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.
-Marcel Marceau
When your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language...
-John Geddes
"A Familiar Rain"
It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie.
-Victor Hugo
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
-Muhammad Ali
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.
-Marcel Marceau
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
-Henry David Thoreau
Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence.
-Richard Yates
"A Good School"
