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Otherwise Quotes by Alain de Botton
- We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.
- It is in books, poems, paintings which often give us the confidence to take seriously feelings in ourselves that we might otherwise never have thought…
- We are sensitized by the books we read. And the more books we read, and the deeper their lessons sink into us, the more pairs…
- Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.
- 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…
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- This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. — Francis Bacon
- Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt. — Lucille Ball
- The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one… — John Banville
- I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring. — Javier Bardem
- Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- If you'd rather live surrounded by pristine objects than by the traces of happy memories, stay focused on tangible things. Otherwise, stop… — Martha Beck
- My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise… — Richie Benaud
- A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay. — Dirk Benedict
- Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. — Yogi Berra
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