Quotes about Isolation

At points on the day's spectrum of adverse political developments, he could have moments of, almost everyone would admit, irrationality. When that happened, he was alone in his anger and not approachable by anyone. His senior staff largely dealt with these dark hours by agreeing with him, no matter what he said. And if some of them occasionally tried to hedge, Hope Hicks never did. She agreed absolutely with all of it.

Shut the world out, withdraw from all worldly thoughts and occupations, and shut yourself in alone with God, to pray to Him in secret. Let this be your chief object in prayer: to realize the presence of your heavenly Father.1 —ANDREW MURRAY

Many faith communities have become little more than gatherings of isolated individuals, while the number of online communities continues to grow.

We are a society of disconnected people longing for connections.

Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.

The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for and deserted by everybody.

Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.

Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.

Loneliness and the feeling of being uncared for and unwanted are the greatest poverty.