#roar

When the tempest rages, when the thunders roar, and the lightnings blaze around us it is then that the truly brave man stands firm at his post. ↗

— Luther Martin

#blaze #brave #brave man #firm #his

The voice of the intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance. ↗

— Karl A. Menninger

#biased #contradicted #desire #drowned #extinguished

A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. ↗

— John Muir

#bowing #branches #cease #ear #enthusiasm

But aesthetics is not religion, and the origins of religion lie somewhere completely different. They lie anyway, these roses smell too sweet and the deep roar of the breaking waves is too splendid, to do justice to such weighty matters now. ↗

— Rudolf Otto

#breaking #completely #deep #different #justice

Down below the broad, roaring waves of the sea break against the deep foundation of the rock. But high above the mountain, the sea, and the peaks of rock the eternal ornamentation blooms silently from the dark depths of the universe. ↗

— Rudolf Otto

#against #below #blooms #break #broad

I can hear the roar of women's silence. ↗

— Thomas Sankara

#i #i can #roar #silence #women

The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below. ↗

— Ernest Shackleton

#breathing #distant #disturbed #giant #heavy

There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties. ↗

— Ian Somerhalder

#decades #interest #me #people #roaring

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#apologetic #grateful #i #i am #impelled

I am woman, hear me roar. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#hear #i #i am #me #roar