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Being Single Quotes - Page 4

Man would be "otherwise." That's the essence of the specifically human.

Antonio Machado (1963). “Juan de Mairena”, Univ of California Press

When I am alone I am happy.

William Carlos Williams (1991). “The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams”, p.163, New Directions Publishing

All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person's point of view.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joel Porte (1982). “Emerson in His Journals”, p.123, Harvard University Press

There's nothing wrong with being single and not getting married and being, you know, just an old single lady. Who cares?

"Joan Jett Rumbles Back with 'Sinner'". "Day To Day" with Noah Adams, www.npr.org. July 26, 2006.

I'm not necessarily happy being single. It's not really that cool.

"Rihanna Hates Being Single", www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.

Single life is so overrated. It sucks.

"Rihanna: 'Single Life Is Overrated'" by Phil Boucher, Liz Raftery, people.com. March 2, 2012.