With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone. Mike Myers crosswiredecoyfame Change image and share on social
For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying. Doris Lessing excitliferejuvenate Change image and share on social
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason. Baruch Spinoza consententirefree Change image and share on social
I didn't have the sensibilities of your ordinary filmmaker, let alone your ordinary African-American filmmaker. My heroes were John Waters, Pedro Almodovar, and actors that were part of that world. Lee Daniels actorafricanalmodovar Change image and share on social
The thing is, as a film director, you're essentially alone: You have to tell a story primarily through pictures, and only you know the film you see in your head. Mike Nichols directoressentiallyfilm Change image and share on social
Painting and sculpture are very archaic forms. It's the only thing left in our industrial society where an individual alone can make something with not just his own hands, but brains, imagination, heart maybe. Philip Guston archaicbrainform share on social
I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone. Kate Bush awfuldealfriend Change image and share on social
It's always easier if you have the support of your family, if you're not alone. I came from a country that has been through a lot of troubles in the last 20 to 30 years, but we have been through them together. Novak Djokovic countryeasyfamily share on social
I used to think as I looked out on the Hollywood night, 'There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of being a movie star.' But I'm not going to worry about them. I'm dreaming the hardest. Marilyn Monroe dreamgirlhard share on social
It's tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, 'Oh, look, another quirky girl.' Paloma Faith definegendergirl Change image and share on social
