Alain de Botton Quotes
It wasn't only fanatics and drunkards who began conversations with strangers in public.
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I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible.
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.
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To my knowledge, no one has died from a cyberattack... but there is a gray area between peace and war.
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I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.
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You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn't feel right to me – ever.
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I want to be an activist professor.
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A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.
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Only a free West can help the prisoners of today's left- and right-wing dictatorships.
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I'm very happy alone.
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I like the slow Scandinavian pace. I don't need cliffhangers in every chapter because I don't want to make a Hollywood movie out of it.
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If it's a good cause, I'll play just about anything.
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Patriarchal religions, like Judaism and Christianity, established and upheld the 'man's world.'
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If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run.
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The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.
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Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground.
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Honestly, and seriously, I know I have to do a Telugu film. It was my grandmother's dream to see me in a Telugu film before she died. I couldn't fulfil her dream before she passed away, but I don't want to let go of it, either.
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I love songs that people can dance to and enjoy at the same time.
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It's rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there's constantly a mirror on you.
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I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur.
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It wasn't only fanatics and drunkards who began conversations with strangers in public.
