When I think about my teenage years, when my parents broke up, and feeling alone and being out of control and having to survive... And then other times when you've had to find your own way... that's always been a dominant theme in what I've done. Matt Bellamy breakcontroldominant share on social
I really would rather have gone to New York, since all my training had been in theater, but I didn't have the guts to go there alone. I knew only one person in New York, and that was a man. What I needed was a woman. That's the way Southern girls thought. Louise Fletcher girlgutknow share on social
I think I learned pretty early that in the end, it's only you. To an extent, you're all alone. Lee Atwater earlyendextent Change image and share on social
I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. Elizabeth I beggarmarryqueen Change image and share on social
Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps charactercultivatehappiness Change image and share on social
I couldn't have known 'Crank' was going to be published, let alone become a big hit. That book was very personal for me: I had to tell the story for myself. Ellen Hopkins bigbookcrank Change image and share on social
Afghanistan does have an air force: It has two C-130s. I saw one of them. It was nice, a gift from the United States. But two planes don't even make a Caribbean charter airline, let alone an air force for a country at war. Richard Engel 130safghanistanair share on social
For example, for me, my brother helped me get a manager, which I don't take for granted. It's tough getting a manager, let alone one that actually cares about you and is smart. But from there, no one's going to cast me just because I'm James Franco's little brother. Dave Franco brothercarecast share on social
You must show him, by leaving him severely alone. Charles Stewart Parnell leaveseverelyshow Change image and share on social
