It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet. Franz Kafka ecstasyfoothouse share on social
It may, however, be said that the level of experience to which concepts are inapplicable cannot yield any knowledge of a universal character, for concepts alone are capable of being socialized. Muhammad Iqbal capablecharacterconcept Change image and share on social
A movie like House of the Dead with around $7 million budget or Alone in the Dark with around $16 million budget are much easier to make profit than the typical $50 million major motion picture. Uwe Boll budgetdarkdead Change image and share on social
Writing is solitary. You spend so much time alone and in your own mind, telling stories. Ruth Ozeki mindsolitaryspend Change image and share on social
Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character building. When it comes to this, most universities leave them alone. David Brooks aspectbuildcharacter share on social
Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do. Jeremy Bentham determinegovernancemankind Change image and share on social
What's important is promising something to the people, not actually keeping those promises. The people have always lived on hope alone. Hermann Broch hopeimportantkeep Change image and share on social
Our ideal is to make her ever stronger and better and finer, because in that way alone, as we believe, can she be of the greatest service to the world's peace and to the welfare of mankind. Henry Cabot Lodge finegreatideal Change image and share on social
Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action. Dorothy Day actionadriftbegin Change image and share on social
