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Quotes about Noise

I watched a TV show where the scientist proudly showed how he could kill little mice by making a certain kind of loud noise.
- Jane Goodall
We do not know we are full of paradise because we are so full of our own noise that we cannot hear God singing us and all things into being.
- Thomas Merton
In fact, in order that we may never know ourselves, we hate silence and solitariness. Lest our conscience should carry on with us an unbearable repartee, we drown out its voice in amusements, distractions, and noise. If we met ourselves in others, we would hate them.
- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Ever been in love?' The question was direct, matter-of-fact. 'Halfway, half a dozen times. But'—she glanced at the nearest telescope—there was always so much noise, the signal was hard to find.
- Carl Sagan
It's hard to hear the gentle whisper of the Spirit amid the noise of Christendom.
- Shane Claiborne
Jesus won't try to speak over the noise in our lives; love whispers so we won't be confused about who's doing the talking.
- Bob Goff
You're talking nonsense, and noisy nonsense at that.
- Eugene Peterson
The loud, boisterous noises of the world make us deaf to the soft, gentle, and loving voice of God. A Christian leader is called to help people hear that voice and so be comforted and consoled.
- Henri Nouwen
God is a spirit and converses with us in a quiet atmosphere because our minds are not capable of listening to his voice when they are filled with noise and confusion.
- Mother Angelica
You cannot hear music and noise at the same time.
- Henry David Thoreau
Noise is the most impertinent of all forms of interruption. It is not only an interruption, but is also a disruption of thought.
- Arthur Schopenhauer
The amount of noise which anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity.
- Arthur Schopenhauer