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Situation Quotes by Alain de Botton
- The dream of the news is that it makes us care about other people and situations. But we cannot identify with people to whom we…
- It looks like it’s wasting time, but literature is actually the ultimate time-saver - because it gives us access to a range of emotions and…
- Rather than teasing the buyers, we may blame the society in which they lived for setting up a situation where the purchase of ornate cabinets…
- We might have been ready to offer sympathy, but in actuality there were stronger reasons to want to congratulate her for having found such a…
- The desire for high status is never stronger than in situations where "ordinary" life fails to answer a median need for dignity and comfort.
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- You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike. — Dave Attell
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