It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, ‘We are born alone. We live alone. We die alone. And anything in between th 691
With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone. 661
I’m not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I’m not a rock star. I’m not in it for the fame, I’m in it because I like to play. 586
As a child, I wanted only two things – to be left alone to read my library books, and to get away from my provincial hometown and go to London to be a writer. And I always knew that when I got there, I wanted to make loads of money. 630
I may be alone in this, but I do sense the power of film, in that movies have the ability to literally change people’s minds. That’s pretty powerful stuff when you consider that. 689
I need to be able to work for 20 or 30 hours in one go in complete darkness, alone with just the computer glow. 743
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone. 625
Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life’s greatest tests alone. 697
I must try and break through the cliches about Latin America. Superpowers and other outsiders have fought over us for centuries in ways that have nothing to do with our problems. In reality we are all alone. 669
Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn’t on the page, then it really won’t make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone. 1.19K
I’m not at the point where I’d feel safe in a house alone. I would be really scared. I’m the kind of person that when I get up to go use the bathroom I have this big long hallway, and I just know someone’s going to jump out and get me. 640
I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold. 692
I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn’t have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling… I’m the most sampled artist in history. 685
We talk a lot on ‘Biggest Loser’ about how fitness is a natural antidepressant, how it burns off stress. What I like about running is that it gives me time alone. I’m always busy, with people at work, with my kids. I love getting out for a run by myself and just listening to my music. 2.22K
Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone. 732
Luckily, my husband is my business partner as well as my life partner, so I never had to do the heavy lifting alone, literally or figuratively. 2.34K
