Benjamin was a quiet boy. For much of the time, his parents were busy working in his father's store.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

We could not bring in a recorder, but the courtroom is mostly quiet except for the lawyers, witnesses and judge talking.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

She says this monument is a quiet place for people to come to terms with loss caused by the war.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

Like many songs on the album "Quiet Nights" it is a good example of Diana Krall's soft and smoky voice.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

The woman of action was ordered to remain quiet for months in a dark room, or become blind.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

At the time,her husband had said: "When I am gone,lay my remains in some quiet place like this."

VOA: special.2010.01.07

A new mother,for example, quickly learns to try to sleep when her baby is quiet, even in the middle of the day.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she met Charles Lindbergh in nineteen twenty-seven.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

The universe had not been quiet and unchanging since the beginning of time, as many people had thought.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

The places under the care of the National Park Service are not all refuges of peace and quiet,however.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

But these were quiet. Soldiers from both sides climbed out of long trenches dug in the ground.

VOA: special.2010.10.28

And many medical studies have shown that clearing the mind through quiet meditation helps you become calm.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Then he grew quiet. He opened his eyes and said, "Let us pass over the river and rest in the shade of the trees."

VOA: special.2009.10.15

"Quiet Nights" combines the sensual beat of Brazilian bossa nova with the smooth sound of jazz.

VOA: special.2009.04.24