Bernard Sumner Quotes

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

Alone I'm nothing.

He travels the fastest who travels alone.

Solitude is independence.

I don't collaborate. You're born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone.

To live alone is the fate of all great souls.

We're all in this alone.

Because as an only child, you have your own little world.

Remember we're all in this alone.

I think I learned pretty early that in the end, it's only you. To an extent, you're all alone.

I should have liked to get married, but over many decades I have lived essentially alone. I go to sleep when I'm tired, get up when I wake up, have my food prepared when I'm hungry. I can't bear the thought that I'd have to coincide, make an effort.

Because I was an only child, I don't like many people around, and that's why I don't have any servants.

You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

I like my life alone.

I'm an only child, so I'm pretty much a loner.

There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.

My sister is older than me and would often go off, so I grew up alone in a sense. I had to amuse myself and developed a wonderful fantasy world and quite happily lived in it. I think, in adulthood, that helped me. I love pottering on my own.

Living by myself out in Malibu has been really good. I kind of have my freedom; I've got a whole house to myself. The tough part comes when sometimes, you know, you get pretty lonely.

You can work for other people and still be a #GIRLBOSS; it's more about a state of mind and knowing yourself well enough to know when you're making decisions for yourself or because the world expects them of you. And guess what? It's okay to do that sometimes, too.

My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.

To be adult is to be alone.

I remember thinking that the rest of my life would be solo. I wasn't weepy when I thought that - it was just a realization that I had gone this long being self-sufficient.

We're all alone in this world.

I have a pretty good family. But ever since I was little, I just felt like I wanted to be on my own. It was the same thing about school.