My habit of glorifying things far away in space and time…

It was as though all my hostilities, anxieties, and conflicts were in one ball that was flying away into space, farther from me all…

— Bobby Darin

Even when the faith goes away, there's that space where you crave something bigger than yourself. For me, that's kind of where art came…

— George Saunders

“Marginalised and abused children are often overlooked even today, and risk becoming marginalised and abused adults who may never receive acknowledgment or respect for…

— Jane Hersey

“The biggest fear for homeschooled children is that they will be unable to relate to their peers, will not have friends, or that they…

— Sandra K. Cook

I had a very depressing response because I realized that these were my own people, these were Negroes throwing eggs at me. I'm concerned…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“They express concern that technology creates social isolation, as people rely on tech-based communication rather than richer face-to-face encounters.9 We find a different story.…

— Lee Rainie

There's a great deal of scientific evidence that social connectedness is a very strong protector of emotional well-being, and I think there's no question…

— Andrew Weil

We need real, tangible progress towards our net zero goals, while building stronger, more resilient communities with greater wellbeing and falling rates of loneliness…

— Rachel Reeves

The mere suggestion that not speaking for a day can give you an appreciation of the social isolation that comes with the experience of…

— Stella Young

“If you want to be in optimum emotional health, realize that social isolation stands between you and it. Reach out to others. Join groups—to…

— Andrew Weil

Many animals experience pain, anxiety and suffering, physically and psychologically, when they are held in captivity or subjected to starvation, social isolation, physical restraint,…

— Marc Bekoff

“The Company We Keep So now we have seen that our cells are in relationship with our thoughts, feelings, and each other. How do…

— Sondra Barrett

As a group, housewives to-day suffer more from social isolation and loss of purpose than any other social group, except, perhaps, the old.

— Alva Myrdal

“ISOLATION DOES STRANGE THINGS to a person’s mind. This is true for any social creature, human or otherwise. Monkeys taken from their mothers at…

— Derrick Jensen

If mass media, social isolation in the suburbs, alienating workplaces and long car commutes create a bunker mentality, the Internet does the opposite.

— Alex Steffen