Being Alone Quotes - Page 13

• Never do I close my door behind me without being conscious that I am carrying out an act of charity towards myself.

  Peter Høeg

  Doors, Charity, Conscious

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• The cure for all the illness of life is stored in the inner depth of life itself, the access to which becomes possible when we are alone. This solitude is a world in itself, full of wonders and resources unthought of. It is absurdly near; yet so unapproachably distant.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Solitude, Depth, World

  Rabindranath Tagore (1994). “The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore: A miscellany”, p.242, Sahitya Akademi

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• Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspiration, Creativity, Feelings

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.329, Princeton University Press

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• It is never good dwelling on good-byes ... it is not the being together that it prolongs, it is the parting.

  Elizabeth Bibesco

  Love, Bye, Dwelling

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• I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence.

  Giacomo Casanova

  Giving, Feelings, Feeling Lost

  Giacomo Casanova (2013). “The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

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• Friends share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand.

  Henri Nouwen

  Friendship, Pain, True Friend

  Henri J.M. Nouwen (2017). “You Are the Beloved: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Living”, Convergent Books

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• Love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn a slavery.

  Khalil Gibran

  Valentines Day, Family Love, Doe

  Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria

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• Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

  Dale Carnegie

  Success, Sorry, Life And Love

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• What makes loneliness an anguish
  Is not that I have no one to share my burden,
  But this:
  I have only my own burden to bear.

  Dag Hammarskjold

  Loneliness, Bears, Being Lonely

  "Markings". Book by Dag Hammarskjold, 1964.

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• A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men - and people in general.

  Lorraine Hansberry

  Running, Loneliness, Men

  "Wild Women Talk Back : Audacious Advice for the Bedroom, Boardroom, and Beyond". Book by Autumn Stephens (p. 15), 2004.

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• Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.

  Anne Hathaway

  Lonely, Loneliness, Feeling Alone

  Interview with Angelina Jolie, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 27, 2010.

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• Don't go away. I don't want to be alone. I can't stand being alone.

  Arnold Rothstein

  Going Away, Want, All Alone

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• Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.

  Bertrand Russell

  Love, Life, Wedding

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “Marriage and Morals”, p.79, Routledge

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• I'm fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I'd like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don't like being alone because they truly don't like themselves, but I love me.

  Gene Simmons

  Voice, People, And Love

  Interview with Rachael Ray, www.rachaelraymag.com. November 1, 2005.

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• What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Lonely, Loneliness, Youth Of Today

  Kurt Vonnegut (1982). “Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage”, Dell Books

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• Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

  George Washington

  Inspirational, Friendship, Positive

  George Washington, Jared Sparks (1834). “The Writings of George Washington: pt. I. Official letters relating to the French war, and private letters before the American revolution: March, 1754-May, 1775”, p.413

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• Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.

  Jessamyn West

  Friendship, Writing, Creativity

  Jessamyn West (1973). “Hide and Seek: A Continuing Journey”, Harcourt

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• Loneliness is about the scariest thing out there.

  Joss Whedon

  Fear, Loneliness, Being Lonely

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• I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.

  Amy Sedaris

  Opportunity, Thinking, Giving

  Amy Sedaris (2008). “I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence”, p.302, Hachette UK

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• If you have to ask someone to change, to tell you they love you, to bring wine to dinner, to call you when they land, you can't afford to be with them.

  Sloane Crosley

  Love You, Being Single, Wine

  Sloane Crosley (2010). “How Did You Get This Number”, p.132, Granta Books

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• The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.

  Deb Caletti

  Lonely, Loneliness, People

  Deb Caletti (2009). “The Fortunes of Indigo Skye”, p.233, Simon and Schuster

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  A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Freedom

  Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). “Counsels and Maxims”, p.36, Arthur Schopenhauer

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• Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Love, Heartbreak, Feeling Alone

  Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.364, A&C Black

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• The secret to overcoming a feeling of loneliness is not going outside
  to meet people. That will only keep you from being alone. The secret
  is going inside yourself, to realize your true kinship with God and
  with all the human beings that he created.

  Amy Grant

  Loneliness, People, Feelings

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• That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires - smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge - are basically solitary pursuits.

  Fran Lebowitz

  Revenge, Two, Smoking

  Fran Lebowitz (2011). “The Fran Lebowitz Reader”, p.77, Vintage

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