- Me
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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
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs more room than that. It can maintain itself, however, without human expense, without zookeepers, park rangers, foresters or gene banks. All it needs is to be left alone.
- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a working woman, and I was alone a lot. So I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like this inspire kids to write, or even read a whole book, I think it's good.
- Stand
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.
- Doom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like dancing but not in crowded clubs. I would rather dance alone than go to a club.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the color of my skin and my rather peculiar background as an Ethiopian immigrant delineated the border of my life and friendships. I learned quickly how to stand alone.
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
People were watching the TV set, and they said three rock-and-rollers died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, including the pilot. I walked out of the hotel. I got on the bus alone. Their clothes were hanging on the racks, their guitars on the seats.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
Government alone cannot solve the problems we deal with in our correctional facilities, treatment centers, homeless shelters and crisis centers - we need our faith-based and community partners.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020