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" Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. "

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" What a child can do in cooperation today, he can do alone tomorrow. "

" The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone. "

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" I'm a loner. I like to be alone. I'm socially awkward. "

" I have been given a list of 35 white farmers in Mashonaland West alone. We say no to whites owning our land, and they should go... They can own companies and apartments... but not the soil. It is ours, and that message should ring loud and clear in Britain and the United States. "

" Singing provides a true sense of lightheartedness. If I sing when I am alone, I feel wonderful. It's freedom. "

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" The longer one is alone, the easier it is to hear the song of the earth. "

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" I think some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it. "

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" The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, your talents, your dreams, is being comfortable with yourself. Spend time alone. Write in a journal. Take long walks in the woods. "

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" The doer alone learneth. "

Friedrich Nietzsche

" In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let alone for the rest of your life. The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn. "

" I am tired, beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little ink drops, and posting it. And I scald alone, here, under the fire of the great moon. "

" Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter. "

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" We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will. "

Henry David Thoreau

" None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you. "

" The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself. "

" Ever since Adam's day, the divine law of the Sabbath has been emphasized repeatedly over the centuries more than any other commandment. This long emphasis alone is an indication of its importance. "

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" Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which operates on the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural. "

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