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Alain De Botton Quotes

There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life Picture Quote #1

The universe is large and we are tiny, without the need for further religious superstructure. One can have so-called spiritual moments without belief in the spirit Picture Quote #1

The happiness that may emerge from taking a second look is central to Proust’s therapeutic conception. It reveals the extent to which our dissatisfactions may be the result of failing to look properly at our lives rather than the result of anything inherently deficient about them Picture Quote #1

Social media has lots of benefits, but compared to Christianity, it tends to group people by interests. Religion puts you with people who have nothing in common except that you’re human Picture Quote #1

When I see someone like Richard Dawkins, I see my father. I grew up with that. I’m basically the child of Richard Dawkins Picture Quote #1

There are people who say, ‘Oh this guy is quite thick.’ I think the reason is that, increasingly, I don’t mind being simple in terms of literary expression. Others say, ‘No, no, no. He went to Cambridge. He got a good degree. He must be Einstein.’ Picture Quote #1

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I am in general a very pessimistic person with an optimistic, day- to- day take on things. The bare facts of life are utterly terrifying. And yet, one can laugh. Indeed, one has to laugh precisely because of the darkness: the nervous laughter of the trenches Picture Quote #1

Newspapers are being read all around. The point is not, of course, to glean new information, but rather to coax the mind out of its sleep-induced introspective temper Picture Quote #1

For all his understanding of worldly concerns, when it came to fathoming the deeper meaning of his own furious activity, Sir Bob displayed the sort of laziness for which he himself had no patience in others. He appeared to have only a passing interest in the overall purpose of his financial accumulation Picture Quote #1

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 the way to get round it was to become the school joker, which I did quite effectively - I was always fooling around to make the people who would otherwise dump me in the loo laugh Picture Quote #1

Blind impatience is equally evident in the fruit section. Our ancestors might have delighted in the occasional handful of berries found on the underside of a bush in late summer, viewing it as a sign of the unexpected munificence of a divine creator, but we became modern when we gave up on awaiting sporadic gifts from above and sought to render any pleasing sensation immediately and repeatedly available Picture Quote #1

For paranoia about ‘what other people think’ : remember that only some hate, a very few love - and almost all just don’t care Picture Quote #1

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Most anger stems from feelings of weakness, sadness and fear: hard to remember when one is at the receiving end of its defiant roar Picture Quote #1

It’s perhaps easier now than ever before to make a good living; it’s perhaps harder than ever before to stay calm, to be free of career anxiety Picture Quote #1

To appreciate life’s small moments, it helps to have a sense the whole can never be made perfect Picture Quote #1

Although I don’t believe in God, Bach’s music shows me what a love of God must feel like Picture Quote #1

Half the ingratitude and complacency in the world down to how slowly and imperceptibly most good and bad things unfold Picture Quote #1

It’s very hard to respect people on holiday - everybody looks so silly at the beach, it makes you hate humanity - but when you see people at their work they elicit respect, whether it’s a mechanic, a stonemason or an accountant Picture Quote #1

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We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to be beautiful and rich is very important - just as in the Middle Ages, people were surrounded by images of religious piety Picture Quote #1

Life gives us no such handy markers - a storm comes, and far from this being a harbinger of death and collapse, during its course a person discovers love and truth, beauty and happiness, the rain lashing at the windows all the while Picture Quote #1

...if the beginnings of love and amorous politics are equally rosy, then the ends may be equally bloody Picture Quote #1

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn’t find anyone to talk to Picture Quote #1

The media insists on taking what someone didn’t mean to say as being far closer to the truth than what they did Picture Quote #1

There is real danger of a disconnect between what’s on your business card and who you are deep inside, and it’s not a disconnect that the world is ready to be patient with Picture Quote #1

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Most business meetings involve one party elaborately suppressing a wish to shout at the other: ‘just give us the money’ Picture Quote #1

I went to church and couldn’t swallow it. The music was nice but I don’t belong there Picture Quote #1

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money Picture Quote #1

Maturity: knowing where you’re crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control Picture Quote #1

I waste most of the day, then finally start to write around 3 P.M., totally disgusted with myself for my wasteful nature Picture Quote #1

I love the idea of a university as away from capitalist values, where people can do things that don’t immediately have to pay their way. It’s like a monastery in a way, and that beautiful refuge has been destroyed by dogma about what this stuff is for Picture Quote #1

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There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life (Alain De Botton Quotes) The universe is large and we are tiny, without the need for further religious superstructure. One can have so-called spiritual moments without belief in the spirit (Alain De Botton Quotes) The happiness that may emerge from taking a second look is central to Proust’s therapeutic conception. It reveals the extent to which our dissatisfactions may be the result of failing to look properly at our lives rather than the result of anything inherently deficient about them (Alain De Botton Quotes) Social media has lots of benefits, but compared to Christianity, it tends to group people by interests. Religion puts you with people who have nothing in common except that you’re human (Alain De Botton Quotes) When I see someone like Richard Dawkins, I see my father. I grew up with that. I’m basically the child of Richard Dawkins (Alain De Botton Quotes) There are people who say, ‘Oh this guy is quite thick.’ I think the reason is that, increasingly, I don’t mind being simple in terms of literary expression. Others say, ‘No, no, no. He went to Cambridge. He got a good degree. He must be Einstein.’ (Alain De Botton Quotes) I am in general a very pessimistic person with an optimistic, day- to- day take on things. The bare facts of life are utterly terrifying. And yet, one can laugh. Indeed, one has to laugh precisely because of the darkness: the nervous laughter of the trenches (Alain De Botton Quotes) Newspapers are being read all around. The point is not, of course, to glean new information, but rather to coax the mind out of its sleep-induced introspective temper (Alain De Botton Quotes) For all his understanding of worldly concerns, when it came to fathoming the deeper meaning of his own furious activity, Sir Bob displayed the sort of laziness for which he himself had no patience in others. He appeared to have only a passing interest in the overall purpose of his financial accumulation (Alain De Botton Quotes) 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 the way to get round it was to become the school joker, which I did quite effectively - I was always fooling around to make the people who would otherwise dump me in the loo laugh (Alain De Botton Quotes) Blind impatience is equally evident in the fruit section. Our ancestors might have delighted in the occasional handful of berries found on the underside of a bush in late summer, viewing it as a sign of the unexpected munificence of a divine creator, but we became modern when we gave up on awaiting sporadic gifts from above and sought to render any pleasing sensation immediately and repeatedly available (Alain De Botton Quotes) For paranoia about ‘what other people think’ : remember that only some hate, a very few love - and almost all just don’t care. (Alain De Botton Quotes) Most anger stems from feelings of weakness, sadness and fear: hard to remember when one is at the receiving end of its defiant roar. (Alain De Botton Quotes) It’s perhaps easier now than ever before to make a good living; it’s perhaps harder than ever before to stay calm, to be free of career anxiety. (Alain De Botton Quotes) To appreciate life’s small moments, it helps to have a sense the whole can never be made perfect. (Alain De Botton Quotes) Although I don’t believe in God, Bach’s music shows me what a love of God must feel like (Alain De Botton Quotes) Half the ingratitude and complacency in the world down to how slowly and imperceptibly most good and bad things unfold. (Alain De Botton Quotes) It’s very hard to respect people on holiday - everybody looks so silly at the beach, it makes you hate humanity - but when you see people at their work they elicit respect, whether it’s a mechanic, a stonemason or an accountant. (Alain De Botton Quotes) We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to be beautiful and rich is very important - just as in the Middle Ages, people were surrounded by images of religious piety. (Alain De Botton Quotes) Life gives us no such handy markers - a storm comes, and far from this being a harbinger of death and collapse, during its course a person discovers love and truth, beauty and happiness, the rain lashing at the windows all the while. (Alain De Botton Quotes) ...if the beginnings of love and amorous politics are equally rosy, then the ends may be equally bloody. (Alain De Botton Quotes) Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn’t find anyone to talk to. (Alain De Botton Quotes) The media insists on taking what someone didn’t mean to say as being far closer to the truth than what they did. (Alain De Botton Quotes) There is real danger of a disconnect between what’s on your business card and who you are deep inside, and it’s not a disconnect that the world is ready to be patient with. (Alain De Botton Quotes) Most business meetings involve one party elaborately suppressing a wish to shout at the other: ‘just give us the money’. (Alain De Botton Quotes) I went to church and couldn’t swallow it. The music was nice but I don’t belong there. (Alain De Botton Quotes) Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money. (Alain De Botton Quotes) Maturity: knowing where you’re crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control. (Alain De Botton Quotes) I waste most of the day, then finally start to write around 3 P.M., totally disgusted with myself for my wasteful nature. (Alain De Botton Quotes) I love the idea of a university as away from capitalist values, where people can do things that don’t immediately have to pay their way. It’s like a monastery in a way, and that beautiful refuge has been destroyed by dogma about what this stuff is for. (Alain De Botton Quotes)

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