Bars Quote by Heather King

So we came to understand that small and important thing, that our lives could be large with interesting strangers who would pass us without…

— Michael Ondaatje

It's an opportunity that's there for all of us, like a life raft or preserver to hang onto when there's nothing else or no…

— Chuck Ragan

To be able to walk down the street and have people stop you, not just because they recognize you, but because you somehow personally…

— Amy Purdy

It's a hard, lonely feeling, to be completely yourself in front of strangers.

— Michael Che

Maybe the purpose of being here, wherever we are, is to increase the durability and occasions of love among and between peoples.

— June Jordan

We have probably wondered in our many lonesome moments if there is one corner in this competitive, demanding world where it is safe to…

— Henri Nouwen

To me, just to be surrounded by others, even without a common purpose, is great fulfillment.

— Miguel McKelvey

“Quentin Schultze says that we have become like tourists who are so enamored by our mode of transportation that we cruise through nation after…

— Tim Challies

It is a rare and valuable tonic to share insights, dreams and concerns with people whom you have never met. The sole purpose for…

— Allison Mackie

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine…

— Albert Einstein

To actually feel like you've done something good with your life and you're useful to others is what I was always wanting, and was…

— Angelina Jolie

I have not a desire but a need for solitude.

— Roland Barthes