Yamamoto Tsunetomo

One's appearance bespeaks dignity corresponding to the depth of his character. One's concentrated effort, serene attitude, taciturn air, courteous disposition, thoroughly polite bearing, gritted teeth with a piercing look - each of these reveals dignity. Such outward appearance, in short, comes from constant attentiveness and seriousness.

Japanese Soldier

Douglas Fairbanks

The man who is gloomy, taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living. There have been a few who have groaned their way through to a competence, but in proportion to that overwhelming number of souls who carry cheer through life, they are as nothing - mere drops in the bucket.

American Actor

Clive Sinclair

In the 1880s, a weedy Easterner named Owen Wister had something like a nervous breakdown. Wyoming, with its wide-open spaces and healthy pursuits, was prescribed as a cure. Wister was immediately smitten by the taciturn cowboys and the rules imposed upon them by the cattle barons.

British Author

Harold Pinter

I'm well aware that I have been described in some quarters as being 'enigmatic, taciturn, prickly, explosive and forbidding'. Well, I have my moods like anyone else; I won't deny it.

English Dramatist

Adrian McKinty

People in the North are really taciturn and reticent, and they don't really like to talk about the past.

Irish Novelist

Alexander Smith

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

Scottish Poet

Paul Klee

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

Swiss Artist

Carrie Brownstein

My father wasn't just taciturn - it was like he didn't want to be heard.

American Musician

Everett McGill

In Kansas, people are reserved, quiet, taciturn.

Ty Burrell

In some cultures, being taciturn is seen as wisdom, while in others it can be viewed negatively.

Cultural Perception

Taciturnity can be a personality trait, not necessarily rudeness or unfriendliness.

Personal Trait

Use 'taciturn' to describe someone who doesn't easily share emotions or feelings.