Welcome to our compilation of poignant Alone Quotes, where solitude finds its voice in the eloquence of words. In a world bustling with noise and constant connection, there is a profound beauty in the moments of solitude we encounter. Whether it’s a choice we make or circumstance thrusts upon us, being alone can evoke a range of emotions, from introspection to tranquility, from melancholy to empowerment. These quotes delve into the depths of the solitary experience, capturing the essence of what it means to be alone and the myriad of feelings it can evoke.
Alone Quotes offer solace to those who find themselves in solitude, resonating with the silent echoes of their own thoughts. They speak to the heart of the human experience, reminding us that being alone is not synonymous with loneliness, but rather an opportunity for self-discovery and reflection. Through the words of poets, philosophers, and thinkers, we navigate the complexities of solitude and find solace in the shared understanding of our individual journeys. Below, you’ll find a collection of quotes that encapsulate the essence of solitude, inviting you to ponder, reflect, and perhaps find companionship in the wisdom of these words.
To live alone is the fate of all great souls. Arthur Schopenhauer
To be adult is to be alone. Jean Rostand
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone. Tennessee Williams
Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
If you’re going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
It is very easy to love alone. Gertrude Stein
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller
Remember we’re all in this alone. Lily Tomlin
Solitude vivifies; isolation kills. Joseph Roux
You only grow when you are alone. Paul Newman
When I’m alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument. Zsa Zsa Gabor
If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. George Carlin
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. Swami Vivekananda
The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Douglas Coupland
We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life. Tennessee Williams
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
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet. Charles Caleb Colton
I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. Elizabeth I
I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be left alone.’ There is all the difference. Greta Garbo
As a body everyone is single, as a soul never. Hermann Hesse
Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one. Martin Heidegger
Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth. Evelyn Waugh
It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far. Marilyn Monroe
What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. Ellen Burstyn
He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts. John Fletcher
I’m happily single. Paula Abdul
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely. Albert Einstein
Being alone is very difficult. Yoko Ono
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself. Laurence Sterne
The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. Kofi Annan
Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss. Guru Nanak
I finally faced the fact that it isn’t a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems. Whitney Houston
Even in the presence of others he was completely alone. Robert M. Pirsig
All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. Blaise Pascal
The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone. Albert Camus
I’m very happy alone. Octavia E. Butler
I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone. Robin Williams
It is better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington
I’m single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that’s me. Joel Edgerton
The longer one is alone, the easier it is to hear the song of the earth. Robert Anton Wilson
I want to be alone. Greta Garbo
You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming. Emily Carr
Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone. Charlie Chaplin
I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone. Cyrano de Bergerac
I like my life alone. I mean, I love being with friends, and I love kissing and loving someone to pieces. But it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t ultimately start judging you and your choices. Sarah Silverman
If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. Maxwell Maltz
You’re only lonely if you’re not there for you. Phil McGraw
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. Octavio Paz
I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone. Lord Byron
Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone. Lord Byron
It’s often just enough to be with someone. I don’t need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You’re not alone. Marilyn Monroe
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn
You can’t fake it when you’re alone with God, you know. Jim Bakker
Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying. Martin Luther
I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone. Audrey Hepburn
Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me, and drench me in loneliness. Amy Lowell
All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone. Jean de la Bruyere
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. Arthur Schopenhauer
Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. Paul Tournier
Solitude is un-American. Erica Jong
Let your mind alone, and see what happens. Virgil Thomson
I was never less alone than when by myself. Edward Gibbon
We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. Maya Angelou
I restore myself when I’m alone. Marilyn Monroe
If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely? Judy Garland
All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone. Jean de la Bruyere
In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief. John Barrymore
I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more difficult it got. You don’t see things clearly as long as you’re still involved. Dido Armstrong
Who knows what true loneliness is – not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. Joseph Conrad
The desire to get married, which – I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women – is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge – which is to be single again. Nora Ephron
I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely. Tori Amos
A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable. Eileen Caddy
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. May Sarton
Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely. Mortimer Adler
The lonely become either thoughtful or empty. Mason Cooley
You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with. Wayne Dyer
I would be married, but I’d have no wife, I would be married to a single life. Charles Bukowski
Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me. Anne Hathaway
I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone. Cathy Freeman
There’s a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I’ve got to see my friends ’cause I’m too content being by myself. Drew Barrymore
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better. Henry Rollins
When the people you love are gone, you’re alone. Keanu Reeves
It’s an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That’s always been a tug of war for me. Jodie Foster
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Dag Hammarskjold
Solitude is independence. Hermann Hesse
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. Jules Renard
I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone. Rainer Maria Rilke
The people who are bullying you, they’re insecure about who they are, and that’s why they’re bullying you. It never has to do with the person they’re bullying. They desperately want to be loved and be accepted, and they go out of their way to make people feel unaccepted so that they’re not alone. Madelaine Petsch
I’m fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I’d like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don’t like being alone because they truly don’t like themselves, but I love me. Gene Simmons
Language… has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone. Paul Tillich
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge
Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand? Charles Lindbergh
We are rarely proud when we are alone. Voltaire
The best part about being alone is that you really don’t have to answer to anybody. You do what you want. Justin Timberlake
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company. George Washington
Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself. Thomas Browne
Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own. Henry Rollins
I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel. Audrey Hepburn
If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company. Jean-Paul Sartre
I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. Frida Kahlo
