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I once had a boyfriend who couldnt write unless he was wearing a necktie and a dress shirt, which I thought was really weird, because this was a long time ago, and no one I knew ever wore dress shirts, let alone neckties it was like he was a grown-up reenacter or something. – Susan Orlean

The history of philosophy is not, like the history of the sciences, to be studied with the intellect alone. That which is receptive in us and that which impinges upon us from history is the reality of mans being, unfolding itself in thought. – Karl Jaspers

Im a dad, and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that Im making, let alone go out there, have an idea, and create it in their own lifetime. – Glenn Beck

Its kind of awkward to eat alone in a restaurant because everybodys looking at me. – Louis C. K.

Be able to live alone, even if you dont want to and think you will never find it necessary. – Marilyn vos Savant

I think more and more people want to live alone. You can be a couple without being in each others pockets. I dont see why you have to share the same bathroom. – Jeanne Moreau

I absolutely relate to being alone in squalor, trying to come up with something adequate. I relate to that, and Ive been known to crawl out of bed and drink out of a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke. – Diablo Cody

I never knew Id be in a musical, let alone win an award for one. – Nicole Kidman

I got a lot of problems, but Im really good at intuiting what I need to do to be happy with whatever I create. I know when to stop myself, I know when to start, I know when to leave something alone. I guess I just kind of indulge that completely, and so I just take my time. – Fiona Apple

Its important for moms to have alone time. However, thats the first thing that goes on a busy day. Fortunately for me, because of my job, I have to find the time to do it. At least thats the way my mind sees it. – Cindy Crawford

In Turkey, youre not allowed to be left alone in the hospital. The nurse teaches the family how to do things, and somebody is always there with the patient. – Mehmet Oz

When I get into bed at night, I hope I dont get into it alone! – Calvin Klein

Weird people follow you in the streets, you cant sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone. – Winona Ryder

Im so accustomed to being alone. – Leighton Meester

When Im alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR. – Mikhail Baryshnikov

What Im trying to do is get this message out about self-empowerment, entrepreneurial spirit and true Americanism – the way we were when we changed the world, when Edison was alone, failing his 2,000th time on the lightbulb. – Glenn Beck

I think about dying. Ive come to realize we all die alone in one way or another. – Richard Pryor

I dont think I ever got the hang of the writers room. I love collaborating with people, but I really do my best work alone, and I think I would want to – if I did something again, I think Id want to take total ownership the way Aaron Sorkin or David Kelley does. – Diablo Cody

Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for control, makes men prefer reasons imagination to the imagination of the senses. And yet it is always the imagination alone which is at work. – Louis Aragon

People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if youre nice to the second housemaid. – Henry James