Solitary Quotes

472 Solitary quotes by 381 unique authors

As we have seen, WikiLeaks is a robust organization. During my time in solitary confinement in the basement of a Victorian prison, we continue to… — Julian Assange
I used to live a very social life and never spend much solitary time looking at birds or reading. — Lynda Barry
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry… — Henry Ward Beecher
True solidarity is only possible among the solitary. — Jose Bergamin
Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If you're… — Dan Brown
Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything. — Willa Cather
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. — Winston Churchill
The task of the solitary man is to be even more solitary. — Emile M. Cioran
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. — Maya Angelou
We need the tonic of the wilderness, to wade sometimes in the marsh where the bitten and the meadow hen lurk, and hear the booming… — Henry David Thoreau
I have three messages," said the breathless Nyad."One is we should never ever give up. Two is you are never too old to chase your… — Diana Nyad
A solitary maple on a woodside flames in single scarlet, recalls nothing so much as the daughter of a noble house dressed for a fancy… — Henry James
Again and again I am brought up against it, and again and again I resist it: I don't want to believe it, even though it… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Running is a road to self-awareness and reliance-you can push yourself to extremes and learn the harsh reality of your physical and mental limitations or… — Doris Brown Heritage
The solitary ascent of the Dru had the immediate effect of expanding the horizons of my ideas about mountaineering. It made me aware of possibilities… — Walter Bonatti
Fortunate are the nations that can build wooden houses. Because wood breathes, transforms, deteriorates, like us. It is also important to have flowers and plants… — Henryk Skolimowski
"The flowers have appeared in our land: the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land." When the… — Alphonsus Liguori
A flowerless room is a soulless room, to my way of thinking; but even a solitary little vase of a living flower may redeem it. — Vita Sackville-West
The lightning spark of thought generated in the solitary mind awakens its likeness in another mind. — Thomas Carlyle
A man is known by the books he reads, by the company he keeps, by the praise he gives, by his dress, by his tastes,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Grief is a solitary journey. No one but you knows how great the hurt is. No one but you can know the gaping hole left… — Helen Steiner Rice
The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his… — H.G. Wells
All thoughtful men are solitary and original in themselves. — James Russell Lowell
Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favorable to virtue. Remember that the solitary mortal is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious, and possibly mad. — Samuel Johnson
Freedom is not a reward or a decoration that is celebrated with champagne...Oh no! It's a...long distance race, quite solitary and very exhausting. — Albert Camus

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