But somehow, I felt no inclination to be interested in it in any amateur way, let alone professional, until suddenly I became interested. And the first thing I did was to compose: not play an instrument, but to compose. Gunther Schuller amateurcomposefelt share on social
I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things. Peter Singer contentionfieldhold Change image and share on social
I really like oysters, and I won't eat them alone. They're just a weird thing to eat by yourself. Katie Aselton eatoysterthing Change image and share on social
I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I'm alone in the world and I'm just sort of abandoned. Jamaica Kincaid abandonmelancholypretend Change image and share on social
I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me. Mohsen Makhmalbaf easyleavelife Change image and share on social
In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can be adaptive qualities. Robin Marantz Henig adaptiveanxiousbenefit Change image and share on social
I'm a freelance writer, and I work alone at a big desk in the living room of my apartment. There are many days when I don't utter a single word to anyone but my husband. Robin Marantz Henig apartmentbigday Change image and share on social
My own will and desires were now very much broken, and my heart was with much earnestness turned to the Lord, to whom alone I looked for help in the dangers before me. John Woolman breakdangerdesire Change image and share on social
The trouble is that the average trader on Wall Street, he or she is so young, he doesn't even remember the recession of 2001, let alone the previous one. Nouriel Roubini averagepreviousrecession Change image and share on social
We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. Maya Angelou gendergroupignorance Change image and share on social
