Alain de Botton Quotes

Work is a way of bringing order to chaos, and there's a basic satisfaction in seeing that we are able to make something a little more coherent by the end of the day.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 20, 1969

Topics

WorkDayChaosEnd Of The DayEnd

The American government will be whatever we all make of it.

Megan Smith

GovernmentAmericanWillWhatever

I got an automatic breadmaker. It's the greatest! I get more points for that. You computerize in the results you want, and it's no fail. I'm a modern homemaker.

Sissy Spacek

YouResultsWantMoreFailModern

Daring to love someone is something we all do.

Roger Rees

LoveSomeoneSomethingDaring

Israeli society's inability to tolerate even a single soldier held in captivity results in popular movements that have tremendous impact on strategic decisions made by the government. The issue has become a generator of history rather than an outcome of it.

Ronen Bergman

HistoryGovernmentSocietyImpact

There will come an age when our average life expectancy will reach 200 years.

Masayoshi Son

LifeAgeReachWillYearsAverage

'Bionic Woman' changed direction too much from episode to episode, which I think is why it lost momentum.

Michelle Ryan

WomanDirectionThinkMomentumLost

I've always been a bit of a clown. But I think the seminal moment was when I was sixteen, and I auditioned for a little production of The 'Wizard of Oz,' and I was like, 'Clearly I'm Dorothy!' And they were like, 'We'd like you to play the Wicked Witch.'

Miriam Shor

MomentThinkYouPlayClearlyClown

Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace.

Ludwig Quidde

PeaceProgressSecurityMaintenance

There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.

Dolph Lundgren

GreatStopOutShapeWorkingGet

Democrats will come together as we should to make sure that we can defeat Donald Trump and elect our party's nominee.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

TogetherPartyDefeatDonald Trump

Before I go on selling the joy of working with your spouse, I should make something clear: Although we have a great marriage, it is as trying as anyone's.

Christa Miller

MarriageGreatJoyTryingSelling

All through school, people told me I looked like Marcia Brady.

Christine Taylor

SchoolPeopleMeThroughLikeBrady

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