By 2050, the Australian population is expected to grow from 22 million to 36 million. That increase alone will put huge pressure on our towns and our cities. We will need more homes, more roads, more rail lines, more hospitals, more schools, just to accommodate so many Australians. Kevin Rudd accommodateaustraliancity share on social
It is not whether an independent Scotland could go it alone and develop its own defence forces - of course it could - but what sort of forces would they be? Philip Hammond defencedevelopforce Change image and share on social
It's a terrible thing to be alone - yes it is - it is - but don't lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath - as terrible as you like - but a mask. Katherine Mansfield beneathlowmask Change image and share on social
When you come from a big family, you see that, growing up, you're learning how to share. Your sisters have got your back; you're not alone in this - 'We all support you!' Your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it's a very grounding feeling. Gisele Bundchen backbigfamily share on social
Philosophy is best practised by people in general and not by philosophers alone. Philosophy is too often a luxury now, but in ancient Greece, carpenters, masons and beggars were the main practitioners. What I am trying to develop is a philosophical system where all the subjects can be taught. Michel Onfray ancientbeggarcarpenter share on social
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. George Washington badcompany Change image and share on social
On April 8, 1982, I was alone in the electron microscope room when I discovered the Icosahedral Phase that opened the field of quasi-periodic crystals. Dan Shechtman aprilcrystaldiscover Change image and share on social
The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Douglas Coupland feellonelytime Change image and share on social
I have always moved by intuition alone. I have no system, literary or political. I have no guiding political idea. V. S. Naipaul guideideaintuition Change image and share on social
Time alone is irreplaceable. Waste it not. Douglas Southall Freeman irreplaceabletimewaste Change image and share on social