Music is one of those things that make us feel a little less alone in the world.

No man is an island. No man stands alone.

By being friends with all we are not alone.

But Socialism alone can bring self-determination of their peoples.

However democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

Largely this is a class thing - writers tend to be cosseted little middle-class kiddies who think that the world owes them a royalty cheque. But just doing it - being in your room for years on end locked in your head alone with invented ghosts - it weakens and softens the body. And I know I can't just live in my head.

The White House alone cannot hold its opponents accountable.

Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down and quite frankly alone.

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle.

We'll try to include Iraqi officers in our staffs. We will do everything we can to empower Iraqi security forces to stand up on their own and operate where they can alone.