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No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. – Agnes de Mille
Republic. I like the sound of the word – John Wayne
Some people talk because they think sound is more manageable than silence. – Margaret Halsey
“Om is not just a sound or vibration. It is not just a symbol... If you think of Om only as a sound, a technique or a symbol of the Divine, you will miss it altogether. ….. Om is the mysterious cosmic energy that is the substratum of all the things and all the beings of the entire universe. It is an eternal song of the Divine. It is continuously resounding in silence on the background of everything that exists.” -Amit Ray,“Om Chanting and Meditation” – Amit Ray
The true, strong, and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small. – Samuel Johnson
I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight silence would teach him the joys of sound. – Helen Keller
I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilised music in the world. – Peter Ustinov
People do not want words-they want the sound of battle ... the battle of destiny. – Gamal Abdel Nasser
The sound of fresh rain run-off splashing from the roof reminded me of the sound of urine splashing into a filthy Texaco latrine. – Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
When a book and a head collide and there is a hollow sound, is it always from the book? – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer. – Leonard Bernstein
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying Nothing. – William Shakespeare
Always have some project under way . . . an ongoing project that goes over from day to day and thus makes each day a smaller unit of time. – Dr. Lillian Troll
A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. – Ogden Nash
A good way to keep a mob of peasants from killing your monster is when they break into your castle, make them be real quiet, then open a door and there's the monster, sound asleep. – Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
A little rebellion now and then...is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government. – Thomas Jefferson, Letter to James Madison, 1787
A man who is 'of sound mind' is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key. – Paul Valery
A poet is an unhappy being whose heart it torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and the cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music... and then people crowd about the poet and say to him: "Sing for us soon again;" that is as much as to say. "May new sufferings torment your soul." – Soren Kierkegaard
A slipping gear in your M203 grenade launcher can cause it to fire when you least expect it. This could make you very unpopular with what is left of your unit. – Unknown, Army Magazine of Preventive Maintenance
A sound American is simply one who has put out of his mind all doubts and questionings, and who accepts instantly, and as incontrovertible gospel, the whole body of official doctrine of his day, whatever it may be and no matter how often it may change. The instant he challenges it, no matter how timorously and academically, he ceases by that much to be a loyal and creditable citizen of the republic. – Henry Louis Mencken
A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. – John Locke
Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant. – Glenda Jackson
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in education these days arises, not from defects in the students,teachers or schools, not from want of equipment or technology, but from the downright ignorance of the nature of honor, virtue and kindness. Sound education... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection of childhood, on unselfish performance of teachers and on accountability and reliability. – Paul. F. Meekin
An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the London telephone directory sound enthralling. – Donald Sinden
Are you a sheep? Do you want to get rid of your shepherd? I say forget it till you develop wild teeth and grow paw; and until then, enjoy the sound of flageolet! – Mehmet Murat ildan

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