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Me Quotes by Alain de Botton
- It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do.
- Many moments in religion seem attractive to me even though I can't believe in any of it.
- The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives…
- All tours are filled with humiliation. My publisher once hired a private jet to fly me to a venue where 1,000 people were waiting. It…
- I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the…
- It was no longer her absence that wounded me, but my growing indifference to it. Forgetting, however calming, was also a reminder of infidelity to…
- One kind of good book should leave you asking: how did the author know that about me?
- A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There…
- Do you love me enough that I may be weak with you? Everyone loves strength, but do you love me for my weakness? That is…
- I was foreign and Jewish, with a funny name, and was very small and hated sport, a real problem at an English prep school. So…
- What bothers me is that there is so much emphasis on food, rather than gathering and meeting - so that there is all this effort…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale