- Feel
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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
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a lot of friends, but my biggest fear is loneliness. I miss my family in Mumbai, and my biggest nightmare every day is to go back home alone.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I realized I was depressed, then I started reading up about it. When I read that one in four people are depressed, I felt that I'm not the only one. I also felt that how many people must be feeling suffocated to fight this battle all alone. I just wanted to reach out and tell them that even I'm like you, and it's okay if you feel like that.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world.
- Drawing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Telling stories with visuals is an ancient art. We've been drawing pictures on cave walls for centuries. It's like what they say about the perfect picture book. The art and the text stand alone, but together, they create something even better. Kids who need to can grab onto those graphic elements and find their way into the story.
- Extraterrestrial
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- Nov 07, 2020
Within the scientific community, there is healthy skepticism. And the question is, 'How do you ever get to a meaningful null result? How long and how hard do SETI scientists have to look for extraterrestrial intelligence and find nothing before they say, 'There is nothing. We are alone.'
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Greenleaf' is nothing like 'Empire.' I think 'Empire' stands alone in what they are doing. It's a wonderful show. The only thing that is similar though is that they are black families - the shows in it of themselves have very different dynamics.
- Few Women
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, too few women take the risk of running for political office or assuming positions of influence. As a result, our voices are not part of the conversation yet alone the final decision.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not alone in thinking that we are at a tipping point ecologically and morally and politically. Democracy cannot survive without a vibrant middle class, yet the policies of one of the parties has been committed to wiping it out for 30 years.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goal was to be able to be alone without food, sugar, phone, men, TV, anything and to feel O.K. about myself.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
And as I have always said, the only thing more scary than knowing we are not alone in the universe is knowing we are alone in the universe.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment.
- Naked
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most parts I've played since 'Naked,' I can barely remember who they were, let alone repeat any lines.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I consider part of lower Manhattan to be hallowed ground. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the World Trade Center towers... and for that reason alone, our nation should make absolutely sure that what gets built on 'Ground Zero' is an inspiring tribute to all who loved the Twin Towers, worked in them, and died there.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020