Solitude Quotes

I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac, and under the shadow of my own Vine and my own Fig-tree, free from the bustle of a camp and the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the Soldier who is ever in pursuit of fame, the Statesman whose watchful days and sleepless nights are spent in devising schemes to promote the welfare of his own, perhaps the ruin of other countries, as if this globe was insufficient for us all, and the Courtier who is always watching the countenance of his Prince, in hopes of catching a gracious smile, can have very little conception.

No free people can for long cling to any privilege or enjoy any safety in economic solitude... even we need markets in the world for the surpluses of our farms and our factories.

Mathematics, such as appertain to painting, are necessary to the painter, also the absence of companions who are alien to his studies: his brain must be versatile and susceptible to the variety of objects which it encounters, and free from distracting cares.

If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct and if you have more than one companion you will fall more deeply into the same plight.

It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real speech is in its impact on the way people live and die.

Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

I'm kind of like the Lone Ranger or Batman. I can just go to my mansion and jump out in my uniform and sing on weekends.

On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone.

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

I exist in the depths of solitude pondering my true goal. Trying to find peace of mind and still preserve my soul.

Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.

I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.

Debates conceal rather than reveal the truth. Truth is revealed in solitude.

To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction.

The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.