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The pauses, the silences. That demonstrates and illustrates the most important thing that makes this instrument what it is. If you're not making use of the staccato facility you're not making use of the instrument. … You might as well be playing the Highland pipes, or a flute, for that matter.

Brian Mcnamara

When you have conflicting viewpoints, it's hard to get people to change their minds, especially when they've dug in their heels. There were certainly tough times and awkward silences. It was a tough experience for everyone involved.

Greg Rosenblum

Not only is her body language revealing, but so are her silences, which I find remarkable for an actress. It's how she doesn't say things verbally that I find exceedingly communicative.

Laurence Kardish

To make the show and get a title this late in the season after the season I had last year is very gratifying and hopefully silences the critics who said I was a one-year wonder.

Patrick Allen

I was afraid to make love to her without the conversations and laughter from the false universe playing in our ears, because I didn't want to get to know her very well, and didn't want to be bridging any silences with our eyes.

Denis Johnson

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings;Sole comforter to minds with grief opprest.

Sir William Drummond

It's timely and silences those who were betting Syria would not allow the interrogation of any Syrian.

Haj Ali

The news comes in code, and mostly the silences speak.

Michael Isikoff