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- Nov 07, 2020
Alone Quotes
Alone doesn't always mean lonely.
The quotes here move between scientific uncertainty and personal isolation, including one reflection on feeling apart from mainstream family values and another on how loud music once made solitude bearable. For a shareable line, see our Status page.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fly
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned to fly a few years ago in England. It's the only place I'm completely alone - up in the air, detached from everything.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
As recognized since ancient times, the coexistence of very rich and very poor leads to two possibilities, neither a happy one. The rich can rule alone, disenfranchising or even enslaving the poor, or the poor can rise up and confiscate the wealth of the rich.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's very important to enjoy time alone with yourself and just existing, because existence is kind of cool.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think it must be wonderful being in movies or on television, but it can be very tough on a child. I had two friends in elementary school. That was it. There was a clique of girls that were brutal to me. They pulled some very mean stuff. My two friends got me through it. Without them, I would have been all alone.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for adoption. I remember well asking a social worker if I could find a home, too. I was told I was 'too old' and 'no one wants to adopt a 16-year-old.' I felt hopeless and alone.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
I cannot be clearer about this. I am not in politics, let alone Labour's shadow cabinet, to keep things as they are.
- Company
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- Nov 07, 2020
The act of founding a company is its own act of narcissism: 'I alone can do this.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
'You're not alone' can be a great thing to hear when you're feeling quite despondent and alienated from the world and yourself. But if you're someone who's been completely overwrought with the intensity of life and the world, getting some space to be alone can be one of the things you crave most.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're struggling, it's easy to feel powerless until you take control of it and assert what you want. I can understand that feeling. I can understand how it feels to be alone, to not want to get help from people and to not trust people who are actually wanting the best for you. I feel like that's true for a lot of people, actually.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can all understand that feeling of being alone in the world trying to find ways to not be alone.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020