"I was never less alone than when by myself."

-- Edward Gibbon

#Being Alone Quotes

“I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and with the awareness and a glimpse of the marvelous structure of the existing world, together with the devoted striving to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of the Reason that manifests itself in nature.”
“That Shay was in possesion of hand grenades was a comforting thought showed what kind of night this had become.”
“Do something that scares you everyday.”
“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.”

Source : "The Origins of Creativity review - stick to the ants, professor" by Robert McCrum, www.theguardian.com. October 8, 2017.
“Do you know what my favorite renewable fuel is? An ecosystem for innovation.”
“I realized that the only purpose to revolution is to be able to love who you want, how you want, when you want and where you want...”

Source : "Song: 'True Revolutionaries'". 1999.
“I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.”
“I've always felt some kind of connection to people who are kind of over-smart. People who over-think things to the point of some sort of paralysis, and I think that certainly can be me on any given day.”

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