Mahalia Jackson Quotes

People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth living. People are going to come into your life that you need, and that's the really crazy thing.

By building relations we create a source of love and personal pride and belonging that makes living in a chaotic world easier.

How we need another soul to cling to.

If one is desperate for love, I suggest looking at one's friends and family and see if love is all around. If not, get a new set of friends, a new family.

The fact is, everything we want or yearn for is won through other people. No man on an island is happy; he is merely existing. The joyous life is the one filled with rich relationships.

People crave comfort, people crave connection, people crave community.

No one was created to be alone.

Relationships are so important to all of us.

I'm self-sufficient, but it's brilliant to have people in your life that you love, who love you and are important to you.

I don't want to be alone my whole life. It is much more fun to share what you have than to have it to yourself. And it isn't like I don't have love in my life. I have a lot of friends who love me and who I love.

I can understand companionship.

I have found that most of the things I want from living I must get from people.

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

I love nicknames. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel less alone in this world.

Wherever we are, it is our friends that make our world.

However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.

Dogs are very, very pleasant with people that they're connected to.

Friendship is such an important thing to me, and I feel like the people who I love and help keep me whole - I can't imagine a life without them.

I think one needs a companion at some point in life.

Everybody understands companionship, wants it, gets it, no matter what it looks like.

Humans are social beings, and we are happier, and better, when connected to others.

There's nothing more confirming in your life than looking in front of you and seeing some really amazing people who you care a lot about who care a lot about you.

I like having a woman. I like having someone to come home to, to make all of the hard work feel worth it. I need someone with me. And I want someone.

You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.

I think most people would struggle to define their whole relationship with just one label - like: my girlfriend, boyfriend, brother, sister, confidantes, whatever - but in those moments, there's true joy in each other.