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" I've been called a recluse. There's definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone. "

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" There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck. "

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" When you work alone at home, time can become shapeless. There are no eleven o'clock meetings or afternoon coffee breaks. The light outside may clue me in to what part of the day it is, but if all is going well, the hours bleed together. "

" If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go. "

" Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments. "

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" Entrepreneurs have a natural inclination to go it alone. While this do-it-yourself spirit can help you move forward, adding an element of collaboration into the mix can make you unstoppable. "

" Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone. "

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" No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone. "

" Writing and producing television very much speaks to the extroverted part of my personality. I love collaboration, the joint effort of hundreds of people working together to create something. But the other part of who I am is extremely introverted. I love being alone and dreaming up ideas and writing novels. "

" Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be. "

" Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what he was going to be when he grew up. Of course I expected to hear him say a sailor, a soldier, a hunter, or something else that seems heroic to childhood, and I was very much surprised when he answered innocently, 'A man.' "

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