Around the time I graduated from high school, I decided better to underachieve and have friendship than to overachieve and be alone. Evangeline Lilly decidefriendshipgraduate Change image and share on social
When you look at statistics for the white community alone, you see that we've become two separate worlds in which the successful are educated and wait to have children until they are married, and those in poverty are primarily those without higher education and with children outside of marriage. Rand Paul childcommunityeducate share on social
All art stems from a place of alienation. Intimate and alone. Most people are oppressed by the opinion of others, but I was not that way. I was afraid of the repercussions of not doing what I was told to do, what I was called to do by a creator. CeeLo Green afraidalienationart share on social
Men find it more difficult than women to be alone. They function better with someone in their lives. Being married, they are rooted, so they feel safe to go and do what they want to do. Pattie Boyd difficultfeelfind Change image and share on social
Sparky Anderson taught me this a long time ago: 'There's three ways you can treat a person. You can pat 'em on the butt, you can kick 'em in the butt, or you can leave 'em alone.' Pete Rose agoandersonbutt Change image and share on social
For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me. Jonathan Ames authorbookcommunicate Change image and share on social
You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest. Randy Pausch earnestkarmapayback Change image and share on social
When you are alone and too tired even to turn on any of your devices, you let yourself linger in a past stacked among your pillows. Claudia Rankine devicelingerpast Change image and share on social
I've found that if you're not responsive to e-mail, it trains people to leave you alone. David Karp findhaveleave Change image and share on social
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone. Charles de Gaulle actiondeliberationman Change image and share on social