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.
Alain de Botton
Quotes to Explore
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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.'
Taylor Lautner
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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.
Edgardo Osorio
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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.
Ibrahim Babangida
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Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
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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.
Ike Barinholtz
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
Rand Paul
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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.
W. H. Auden
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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.
Carl Barks
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I'm an academic. I teach at the university, and that's where I will go back to.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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In order to lift a certain object from the ground, we have to use energy. But then to sustain it at that level, we have to keep on adding energy, or otherwise, the object falls to the ground. It's exactly the same thing with the sound.
Daniel Barenboim
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I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter.
Damien Chazelle
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It's a huge headache - the more money you have, the more hassles. I find money very uncomfortable.
Upamanyu Chatterjee
