Compared with the employed, the jobless are less likely to vote, volunteer, see friends and talk to family. Even on weekends, the jobless spend more time alone than those with jobs. Arlie Russell Hochschild compareemployfamily Change image and share on social
When I was in the group homes, I saw some of the kids being moved into foster homes with the potential for adoption. I remember well asking a social worker if I could find a home, too. I was told I was 'too old' and 'no one wants to adopt a 16-year-old.' I felt hopeless and alone. Angela Featherstone adoptadoptionfelt share on social
I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them. Atal Bihari Vajpayee citizenentirefelt Change image and share on social
Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences. Anna Held attractaudiencecostume Change image and share on social
I'm an introvert. I get my energy by spending time alone. I need that hour or two to myself every day. Amit Bhatia dayenergyhour Change image and share on social
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. Anthony Burgess laughsleepsnore Change image and share on social
Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement. Alice Koller absenceachievementaware share on social
I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did. Alicia Keys growhomemiddle Change image and share on social
I've always been shocked and waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop that a girl would ever talk to me, let alone want to marry me. They always seem to hold the power to me, and from my mother to my wife to my daughter, every time I try to really figure them out, and think I've got them pegged, I pay for it. Andrew Stanton daughterdropfigure share on social
I have been alone since my husband died. I stay in my home. I don't date. It's hard to date when you're at home. Nobody knows you. Anna Nicole Smith datediehard Change image and share on social