Alone Quotes

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If the president alone was vested with the power of appointing all officers, and was left to select a council for himself, he would be… — Roger Sherman
And as to the Cares, they are chiefly what attend the bringing up of Children; and I would ask any Man who has experienced it,… — Benjamin Franklin
The press is no substitute for institutions. It is like the beam of a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then another… — Walter Lippmann
Alone among businesses, the fossil-fuel industry is allowed to dump its main waste, carbon dioxide, for free — Bill McKibben
The artist fills space with an attitude. The attitude never comes from himself alone. — Willem de Kooning
I think people who make checklists are the most miserable and alone because they are looking for the perfect Entenmann's that is delicious and has… — Paul Rudnick
Mathematics alone make us feel the limits of our intelligence. For we can always suppose in the case of an experiment that it is inexplicable… — Simone Weil
In the beautiful, man sets himself up as the standard of perfection; in select cases he worships himself in it. Man believes that the world… — Friedrich Nietzsche
He who is only a traveler learns things at second-hand and by the halves, and is poor authority. We are most interested when science reports… — Henry David Thoreau
Being human, we are imperfect. That's why we need each other. To catch each other when we falter. To encourage each other when we lose… — Hillary Clinton
There is simply no dignified way for a woman to live alone. Oh, she can get along financially perhaps (though not nearly as well as… — Erica Jong
We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations far away. We… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Most people want nothing to happen. That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time; they are always… — Alexander McCall Smith
More than illness or death, the American journalist fears standing alone against the whim of his owners or the prejudices of his audience. Deprive William… — Lewis H. Lapham
Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone. — Confucius
I just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the pressure off of… — Miranda Lambert
Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one… — Ben Harper
The melodies were melodies that anybody could sing or hum or whistle. And the words were just about that simple. I think the stories Hank… — Don Helms
As a songwriter, if you can touch people and make them feel a little less alone in the world, then you've done your job. — Tom Cochrane
The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection -even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano -is what alone gives a meaning to… — Logan Pearsall Smith

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