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Silence

Silence is profound

“What Is the Point of John Cage's 4'33’?” Classical Music, 25 Aug. 2020, www.classical-music.com/features/works/what-is-the-point-of-john-cage-433/.

"sprang from many years spent pondering the nature of silence, intentionality, listening and performance" (What Is the Point of John Cage's 4'33'?)

Timberlake, Justin. “Justin Timberlake (Ft. Chris Stapleton) – Say Something.” Genius, 25 Jan. 2018, genius.com/Justin-timberlake-say-something-lyrics.

"Sometimes, the greatest way to say something is to say nothing at all" Justin Timberlake (Say Something)

Silence is exposure

Silence is "the absence of sound or noise."

Webster, Noah. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Pocket Books, 1977.

twenty one pilots, et al. “Twenty One Pilots – Car Radio.” Genius, 8 July 2011, genius.com/Twenty-one-pilots-car-radio-lyrics.

"this time there's no sound to hide behind" twenty one pilots (Car Radio)

Introduction

What have you felt during the silences in your life?

Have you felt lonely as you spend time sitting in silence alone.

Have you felt anger as a close friend gives you the silent treatment over a small diagreement?

Have you felt the graditude as you take a moment of silence for the great men who have died for your freedoms?

Silence is pain

“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies...but the silence of our friends" (qtd The Silence of Our Friends)

Schönberg, Claude-Michel. “Claude-Michel Schönberg (Ft. David Bryant, Les Misérables: International Cast & Michael Ball) – Empty Chairs at Empty Tables.” Genius, genius.com/Claude-michel-schonberg-empty-chairs-at-empty-tables-lyrics.

"Empty chairs at empty tables where my friends will sing no more"

"we spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't. Silence is the residue of fear" (Smith)

Smith, Clint. “The Danger of Silence.” Clint Smith: The Danger of Silence | TED Talk, www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_the_danger_of_silence?language=en.

“The Silence of Our Friends Quotes by Mark Long.” Goodreads, Goodreads, www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/16239481-the-silence-of-our-friends.

Silence is peace

McCree, Samuel. “20 Ways Sitting in Silence Can Completely Transform Your Life.” Tiny Buddha, 1 Aug. 2020, tinybuddha.com/blog/20-ways-sitting-silence-can-completely-transform-your-life/.

"Silence taught me that a few simple words well spoken have more power than hours of chatter"