Passive Noise Control

Famous quotes containing the words passive, noise and/or control:

“To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.”
—Simone De Beauvoir (1908–1986)

“There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness.”
—George Steiner (b. 1929)

“A “super person” is one who expects to manage a career, home, and family with complete ease, expecting to maintain a perfect job, a perfect marriage, a perfect house, and perfect control of the children.”
—Joyce Portner (late 20th century)