In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. Laurence Sterne gainleanlearn Change image and share on social
It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth's dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be let alone; lest sleeping abnormalities wake to resurgent life, and blasphemously surviving nightmares squirm and splash out of their black lairs to newer and wider conquests. H. P. Lovecraft abnormalityabsolutelyblack share on social
One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film's defining moments. Roger Ebert actordefinefilm Change image and share on social
I am alone, some people help me, but, basically, I can do what I want. Sergei Bubka basicallypeople Change image and share on social
Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone. Germaine Greer averagebrothercrush Change image and share on social
Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also. Carl Jung errorknowledgerest Change image and share on social
There never yet has been a country which became powerful without knowledge. A man by his own strength alone cannot successfully combat a tiger, but by his intelligence, he can devise means to entrap him. Zhang Zhidong combatcountrydevise share on social
Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would be worth more than volumes of mere assertions and contradictions. John Bates Clark answerassertioncommission Change image and share on social
But in the end, in the end one is alone. We are all of us alone. I mean I'm told these days we have to consider ourselves as being in society... but in the end one knows one is alone, that one lives at the heart of a solitude. Harold Bloom dayendheart share on social
I loved the High Line when it was just mine, when I was the only person up there, and I had a private park in New York City. I had to make an appointment to see it... I'd walk around. I was all alone. Joel Sternfeld appointmentcityhigh Change image and share on social