Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.' Cesare Lombroso godklopstockknow Change image and share on social
No one stopped me from playing when I was alone, but there were times when I wasn't able to, though I wanted to... There were times when nothing played back. Writers call it 'writer's block.' For kids there are other names for that feeling, though kids don't usually know them. Lynda Barry backblockcall share on social
If I have the choice of traveling to Russia, India or New Zealand alone for a week for preliminary discussions or to spend that week with my family, I routinely choose my family. Olafur Eliasson choicechoosediscussion Change image and share on social
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future. Oliver Goldsmith anticipationcalamityfuture Change image and share on social
I can't stand to watch anything that I'm in. I tear it apart. The worst thing you can do is leave me alone and let me watch what I'm in. It's abusive. Elias Koteas abusivebadleave Change image and share on social
I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. Elayne Boosler closeleaveman Change image and share on social
Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. Edward Sapir activitybeingexpression share on social
I make a genuine distinction between loneliness and aloneness. I know what each is like. There are times I'm lonely. But there are also many times when I need to be alone, when I don't want the feeling of someone else in the house other than the cats. Edward Bryant alonenesscatdistinction share on social
A hospital alone shows what war is. Erich Maria Remarque hospitalshowwar Change image and share on social
