In late 2009, I returned to Baghdad after a lengthy absence. I was living alone, in the Hamra Hotel, the twice bombed-out de facto international news bureau. Michael Hastings absencebaghdadbomb Change image and share on social
We concluded that you cannot rely on delta hedging alone. It sounds simplistic to say that now, but back then, this was the sort of thing people were only just beginning to realize. John Hull backbeginconclude Change image and share on social
It's great that I can look up a fact instantly on my cellphone, but I miss the days in my room with a dog-eared, text-heavy paperback, immersed in the statistics of crime and punishment and lunacy, completely alone with the narrative of human depravity. Russell Smith cellphonecompletelycrime share on social
The U.S. Army records alone for World War II weigh 17,000 tons, and even the best historians have not done more than just scratch the surface. The story is such that 500 years from now people will be writing and reading about it. Rick Atkinson 000armyhistorian share on social
I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone. John Updike extentgovernmentleaf Change image and share on social
I'm used to working alone. Frankly with some of the actors I've worked with, I've felt like I was working alone. Claudia Christian actorfeltfrankly Change image and share on social
I was a philosophy major as an undergraduate, and I'm just an arrogant little thing. It's hard for me to admit that I can't understand something, let alone not be in charge of it. Mary Karr admitarrogantcharge Change image and share on social
I had bought a farm, was trying to rebuild my life and just looking to be left alone. Then I get charged with perjury strictly for political purposes. Mark Fuhrman buychargefarm Change image and share on social
We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is always ourselves alone we are observing. Georg C. Lichtenberg natureobserveorder Change image and share on social
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone. Baltasar Gracian madrestwise Change image and share on social
