Maybe he was choosing silence over people's doubt.

There was a risk in taking on the venerable Red Cross, and the other elected leaders in the region chose silence.

Having weighed the relative prospects, Khitar had chosen silence as the safest course.

They quickly calculate the business risks of cooperation versus silence, and often choose silence.

And for each report, Mr. Lambkin said, there are probably 10 victims who chose silence.

If you choose silence and can't deal with the Post-It note, mention your concerns the next morning.

If they choose silence, there is no work at all.

Orsova chose silence for a moment, to think.

Occasionally, in a choked voice, someone skips his turn, choosing silence.

Zeno once advised, "Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own."