Famous Quotes

"I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist."

Thor Heyerdahl on Alone

More quotes about Alone

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

  Albert Einstein on Alone

• "Alone we can do so little together we can do so much."

  Helen Keller on Alone

• "It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone."

  Marilyn Monroe on Alone

• "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

  George Washington on Alone

• "I restore myself when I'm alone."

  Marilyn Monroe on Alone

More quotes by Thor Heyerdahl

• "Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials."

• "In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds."

• "I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist."

• "For every minute, the future is becoming the past."

• "It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch."