The human animal needs a freedom seldom mentioned, freedom from intrusion. He needs a little privacy as much as he wants understanding or vitamins or exercise or praise.

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

Privacy exists only when others let you have it - privacy is an accorded right.

What is privacy if not for invading?

Privacy is a privilege not granted to the aged or the young.

The thing that is most interesting about people is the way they are when no one is looking at them or the way they are when they are in private.

The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.

Give me, kind heav'n, a private station, A mind serene for contemplation.

We're all torn between the desire for privacy and the fear of loneliness.