Lonely Quotes

2232 Lonely quotes by 1437 unique authors

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other… — Diane Ackerman
I gave up on new poetry myself 30 years ago when most of it began to read like coded messages passing between lonely aliens in… — Russell Baker
Humanity is a failed experiment, but I think I'm God and I'd like to start over. I don't want to die, I just want everyone… — Roseanne Barr
There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by… — Drew Barrymore
To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches. — Charles Baudelaire
Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind. — Martha Beck
Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen… — Martha Beck
At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture. — Martha Beck
Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely. — Mortimer Adler
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to. — Alain de Botton
What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way each time. You… — David Bowie
I started to do stop-motion when I was a kid. You take a Super 8 and make some models, and move, click, move, click. All… — Tim Burton
Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But… — Frank Bruno
At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. — Jean de la Bruyere
What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian. — Sitting Bull
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. — Louisa May Alcott
I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, 'No, I won't… — Leo Buscaglia
Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. — David Byrne
There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and… — Lord Byron
Modeling is a lonely business. — Kim Alexis
Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man. — Thomas Carlyle
It's part of a writer's profession, as it's part of a spy's profession, to prey on the community to which he's attached, to take away… — John le Carre
A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. — Charlie Chaplin
People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about. — Anton Chekhov

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