Heart Quote by Vivek Murthy

My journey to working on loneliness was certainly not an expected one or planned one.

— Vivek Murthy

When I was Surgeon General, I spent a lot of time talking to people in living rooms and town halls all across the country,…

— Vivek Murthy

As prevalent as loneliness is, many people don't recognize that people that they know may very well be suffering from loneliness. It's important for…

— Vivek Murthy

Unlike many other illnesses, what I find profoundly empowering about addressing loneliness is that the ultimate solution to loneliness lies in each of us.…

— Vivek Murthy

I barely noticed loneliness anymore; it was my normal condition, by necessity if not by nature.

— Rachel Hartman

for many people, loneliness was an experience of time. 'Not knowing what to do with yourself' was the way it was usually put.

— Louise Bernikow

Even though loneliness affects so many of us, it has gotten scant research attention compared to related conditions like depression or anxiety.

— Robin Marantz Henig

The experience we all share and the outcomes, which have been remarkable in a way I never could have predicted. Taking unmotivated people -…

— Drew Pinsky

Even though I had a fantastic family, I always felt lonely - not lonely in the melancholic way but knowing that, to really survive,…

— Riccardo Tisci

I was headed for an entire life spent alone, pitying myself for not being more, ignoring all those people who actually ask me to…

— Charles Yu

I have experienced loneliness at many, many points in my life and felt this profound sense of shame about it - all the years…

— Vivek Murthy

There was a loneliness because kids my age had video games, tennis. They traveled. They had beautiful clothes. I was wearing my sisters' old…

— Riccardo Tisci