Alain de Botton Quotes
Alcohol-inspired fights … are a reminder of the price we pay for our daily submission at the altars of prudence and order.
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The day I finished 'Twilight,' I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight.'
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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I am not sure that you, the younger generations, will like to go to war that we went through. So, we learn as the mistakes are being committed.
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Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is.
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I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting, and I was so excited because I was like, 'Oh my God, this is my life!' I love fantasy football, and I play with my buddies, and my wife is frustrated with it.
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
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Microsoft does platform, not really infrastructure, and they do a little bit of Saas.
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I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.
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Life started getting good when I started making money.
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The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old with.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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The first thing I ever saw Bradley Cooper in was 'Wedding Crashers.'
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You can finish the day's filming or the whole shoot or watch something months later and think you could have done it so much better. It's frustrating.
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It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to know in what direction to point that organ.
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I was never a Boy Scout, but oh, I wanted to be one when I was a kid about ten or eleven years old. But there wasn't anyplace where I could ever join the Boy Scouts.
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I'm an academic. I teach at the university, and that's where I will go back to.
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'Long Black Train' was inspired by a vision that I had of a long, black train running down this track way out in the middle of nowhere. I could see people standing out to the sides of this track watching this train go by. As I was walking, experiencing this vision, I kept asking myself, 'What does this vision mean and what is this train?'
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I have long been a supporter of The Princes Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch Amex Be Inspired and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved.
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And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And you’ve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.
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I grew up in a council house in a poor Scottish town. I came of age during the recession of the mid-1980s when unemployment in my area reached 40 per cent.
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Perfection, in anything, is unbearably dull. Myself, I prefer a touch of imperfection.
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Alcohol-inspired fights … are a reminder of the price we pay for our daily submission at the altars of prudence and order.
