The biggest opportunity in 2013 is in Africa. It has seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world. In Nigeria alone there are 100 million people with mobile phones. In total, 300 million Africans – five times the population of Britain – are in the middle class. 888
To really be centered and to really work well and to think about the kinds of things that I need to think about, I need to spend large amounts of time alone. 634
It’s important for moms to have alone time. However, that’s the first thing that goes on a busy day. Fortunately for me, because of my job, I have to find the time to do it. At least that’s the way my mind sees it. 2.55K
I don’t know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me. 707
My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it. 935
Men don’t even ask me out. I can’t remember the last time I was asked out on a date, and I’m talking years here. I spend my life more and more alone. 2.57K
I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country. 2.4K
Probably nothing serious or worthwhile can be accomplished without one’s willingness to be alone for sustained periods of time, which is not to say that one must live alone, obsessively. 830
In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority. 633
I’m really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind. 698
For the first time, I lived alone… in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For a few days I loved the idea, but I got lonely and restless. 651
I tried acupuncture, the patch, and hypnosis, but found that I needed to do it alone – when the time was right for me. 1.06K
There are times when the only access I have to the truest person that I am is when I’m alone and trying to solve a sentence. It’s exciting, even when it’s frustrating, even when I can’t do it right. 692
In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed. And we will not be alone. 667
What I’m trying to do is get this message out about self-empowerment, entrepreneurial spirit and true Americanism – the way we were when we changed the world, when Edison was alone, failing his 2,000th time on the light bulb. 671