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Live Quotes by Alain de Botton
- On paper, being good sounds great but a lot depends on the atmosphere of the workplace or community we live in. We tend to become…
- In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day's work…
- Let's say you went to Harvard or Oxford or Cambridge, and you said, 'I've come here because I'm in search of morality, guidance and consolation;…
- We need objects to remind us of the commitments we've made. That carpet from Morocco reminds us of the impulsive, freedom-loving side of ourselves we're…
- Out of the millions of people we live among, most of whom we habitually ignore and are ignored by in turn, there are always a…
- The inability to live in the present lies in the fear of leaving the sheltered position of anticipation or memory, and so of admitting that…
- The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which…
- We are tempted to believe that certain achievements and possessions will give us enduring satisfaction. We are invited to imagine ourselves scaling the steep cliff…
More Live Quotes
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
- We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives. — Richard Bach
- Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is… — Richard Bach
- In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach
- I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches. — Fred Armisen
- The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little… — Frank Abagnale
- I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward. — Billie Joe Armstrong