"If the way to do good to my country were to render myself popular, I could easily do it. But extravagant popularity is not the road to public advantage."

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True happiness is impossible without solitude.... I need solitude in my life as I need food and drink and the laughter of little children. Extravagant though it may sound, solitude is the filter of my soul. It nourishes me, and rejuvenates me. Left alone, I discovered that I keep myself good company.

— Sophia Loren