Alone Lonely Quotes

• Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.

  John Spence

  Lonely, Life Changing, Being Alone

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  I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.

  Robin Williams

  Love, Life, Lonely

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• I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Hilarious, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.

  Mark Twain

  Lonely, Self Esteem, Loneliness

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• If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Lonely

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• They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.

  Philip Sidney

  Single, Lonely, Loneliness

  Philip Sidney (1901). “The Sidneys of Penshurst”

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• I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.

  Yousuf Karsh

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Witty, Travel, Work

  Henry David Thoreau (2016). “Walden”, p.52, Xist Publishing

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• Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.

  Joan Collins

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.

  Tom Wolfe

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

  "The American Mercury", p. 467, "The Anatomy of Loneliness", October 1941.

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• When everyone leaves you it's loneliness you feel, when you leave everyone else it's solitude.

  Alfred Polgar

  Loneliness, Being Alone, Solitude

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• When we truly realize that we are all alone is when we need others the most.

  Ronald Anthony Cross

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• All great and precious things are lonely.

  John Steinbeck

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

  John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.458, Penguin

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• To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Sad, Broken Heart, Lonely

  Charles Caleb Colton (1836). “Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”, p.211

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• 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 myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends cos I'm too content being by myself.

  Drew Barrymore

  Dog, Lonely, Being Alone

  "Drew Barrymore: Don't mention the c-word". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 2010.

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• What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

  Ellen Burstyn

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.

  Margaret Cho

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come out of such loneliness.

  Bruce Barton

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

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• Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good.

  John Milton

  Lonely, Loneliness, Being Alone

  John Milton (2009). “The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton”, p.997, Modern Library

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• Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.

  Jodi Picoult

  Inspirational, Life, Lonely

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.156, Simon and Schuster

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• A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Lonely, Men, Thinking

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• I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Love, Lonely, Men

  Henry David Thoreau (1995). “Walden, Or, Life in the Woods”, p.88, Courier Corporation

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  Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

  Henry Rollins

  Life, Lonely, Depressing

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• Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

  Paul Tillich

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Lonely

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• The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Life, Lonely, Loneliness

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