Thomas Merton Quotes

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it.

Thomas Merton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1915 - December 10, 1968

Topics

FutureHopeSolitudePresentLook

One of the greatest sounds of them all - and to me it is a sound - is utter, complete silence.

Andre Kostelanetz

SilenceMeSoundGreatestComplete

I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close to me. It is here in Belitung Island, where the rivers, beaches and the terrain captivate my attention most.

Andrea Hirata

BeautyBeautifulMeSceneryIsland

A good girl in Afghanistan should be silent, should not talk about her future, should listen to your family, be like a doll so that everyone can play with her.

Sonita Alizadeh

FamilyGoodFutureGirlPlaySilent

I always go for walks in the countryside.

Matt Bellamy

GoAlwaysCountrysideWalks

Will I switch to E-reading? I won't, mainly because I love the look and feel of books - particularly hardbacks. I love them enough to put up with the minor hassles of lugging them around and maneuvering them in my lap and having to set them aside while I eat my cheeseburger.

Mary Roach

LoveFeelEnoughLookWillEat

I have met him a few times. What can I say - Maradona is one of the best players in football history.

Luka Modric

HistoryBestFootballSayHimMet

I don't know what the future holds. Anything is possible.

Liz Phair

FutureKnowPossibleAnythingHolds

For years, I hated myself. I covered the mirrors in my house. I literally couldn't have a mirror in my room.

Christina Ricci

MirrorMyselfHouseMirrorsRoom

People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger things: they build giant airports, highways for thousands of miles, much, much bigger than what we create.

Christo

WorkArtPeopleThinkCreateBuild

With how huge Yes was, especially in the '70s and '80s, as a touring band and actually playing at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia to 130,000 people, which is the biggest-paying show ever in rock history, you would think we'd done enough for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Chris Squire

HistoryPeopleThinkRock And Roll

If I am to be a chauvinist pig, I want to be the number one pig.

Bobby Riggs

I AmPigWantNumberAm

Much can often be learned by the repetition under different conditions, even if the desired result is not obtained.

Archer John Porter Martin

ResultRepetitionDifferentEven

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