1,377 Quotes About Lonely

  • Author Mother Teresa
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    Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are.

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  • Author Paul Theroux
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    When I'm writing, I like to travel alone. If you really want to find out about a place, you need to be as free as possible to be spontaneous. You also need to be lonely, because loneliness is a great teacher, too.

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  • Author Sara Teasdale
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    I am alone, as though I stood On the highest peak of the tired gray world,About me only swirling snow, Above me, endless space unfurled;With earth hidden and heaven hidden, And only my own spirit's prideTo keep me from the peace of those Who are not lonely, having died.

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  • Author Sherry Turkle
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    If we're not able to be alone, we're going to be more lonely. And if we don't teach our children to be alone, they're only going to know how to be lonely.

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  • Author Sherry Turkle
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    Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We are lonely but fearful of intimacy. Digital connections and the sociable robot may offer the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. Our networked life allows us to hide from each other, even as we are tethered to each other. We’d rather text than talk.

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  • Author Sherry Turkle
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    People are lonely. The network is seductive. But if we are always on, we may deny ourselves the rewards of solitude.

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