Alain de Botton Quotes
Socrates, on being insulted in the marketplace, asked by a passerby, 'Don’t you worry about being called names?' retorted, 'Why? Do you think I should resent it if an ass had kicked me?'
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If they understand, which I believe they really are sensing, that the alternative the Republicans have been offering is to repeal what we've done, to go back to Bush policies - and if you asked the public what would you prefer, Bush economic policies or Obama economic policies, they take and prefer Obama economic policies.
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I'm the lightest sleeper. I can hear a pin drop. It's been worse since I was ill. I think your inner ear is always half open, listening out for the faintest danger sign.
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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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We must look after football and to do what it is necessary to bring to the game the best ethical values and personal behaviour.
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I have had two knee surgeries on my right knee: that was my jumping leg that I jumped off for years and years.
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I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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When I first read the script for 'A Little Chaos,' I just loved reading it, as it is a really lovely, accessible, contemporary period film.
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I like shopping at retail places like JC Penney or Macy's, and maybe buying a top or a shirt, and then buying a skirt from Rue 21 or Forever 21 because they have the maxi skirts, which I appreciate so much, and then topping it off with something that I buy from a Somali shop.
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If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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I love to rock 'n roll. But my finest suit, of all the things I do, is as a songwriter.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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I am actually a very unspeaking person. I'm not really good in social situations. People expect me to be more outgoing. I don't know why. They think I have this kind of assurance.
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When I was first elected I was puzzled why they were holding events in my honor as a mere freshman. I asked myself, why is a federal entity so involved in political activity?
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I love music. I've just been putting studios together, here and at my house in New Jersey and so I can always make music and express my ideas and work with people to fine tune them to where they need to be.
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I definitely watch college football on Saturdays.
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Socrates, on being insulted in the marketplace, asked by a passerby, 'Don’t you worry about being called names?' retorted, 'Why? Do you think I should resent it if an ass had kicked me?'
