Quote by Emil Cioran

“You are no one. No one at all. And for that reason, you exist only to serve those in power. Never for yourself.”

— L.C. Perry

“The world is what it is: those who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.”

— Sir Vidya Naipaul

“Can nothingness be so prodigal?”

— Sylvia Plath

“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.”

— Calvin Coolidge

“Surrounded by nothingness you have to do nothing. You have to do nothing to be who you are. Nothing at all.”

— Anonymous

“Your existence depends on what you have, not what you are.”

— Vinita Kinra

“It is ever true that he who does nothing for others, does nothing for himself.”

— Goethe

“...over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign".”

— John Stuart Mill

“There's nothing as incomprehensible as your own inner self- and nothing as perilous.”

— Kyousuke Motomi

“Rely on no one. Depend on no one for your happiness. I am declaring my independence. I am establishing a republic unto myself. I…

— Eric Gamalinda

“But I seemed unable to do anything that pleased anyone and that included me, my own self, though at that time I did not…

— Jamaica Kincaid

“one bothers oneself for nothing.”

— Mbella Sonne Dipoko