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Alain de Botton Quotes

I think of myself as quite a shy person. But when I'm curious about something, I'll go quite far to satisfy my curiosity.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Myself Curious Curiosity Think Go

I was an Army intelligence agent and a veteran during the Cold War, assigned to West Germany. I was the chairman of the National Commission on Homeland Security and Terrorism for the United States for five years. I was a person who has dealt extensively with these homeland security issues. I was a governor during the 9/11 attack.

Intelligence War Cold Army Security

I had a dream that I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep.

Myself Dream Find Up Woke Awake

All civil rights and the right to hold office were to be extended to persons of any Christian denomination.

Christian Civil Rights Office Right

A part of me understands why a mother is equally proud of all her children, but that little boy inside me just wants my mom to say, out loud but even just to me, 'I'm a little bit prouder of you.'

Lukas Forchhammer

Mother Children Me Mom Proud You

It took me many years to understand that my identity is more Israeli than Jewish.

Identity Me Understand More Jewish

I'm incredibly proud of the show 'Portlandia' that I do, but it's designed for an audience that just wants that and loves that.

Proud Audience Show Just Wants

We can replace the big monitors in hospitals with intelligent, disposable plasters that you throw away after wearing for a couple of days.

You Intelligent Days Big Disposable

Into this, for good or ill, is woven every belief of every man who has speech of his fellows. A awful privilege, and an awful responsibility, that we should help to create the world in which posterity will live.

William Kingdon Clifford

Good Live Responsibility Man World

I'm a problem solver. I love people. The more complicated they are, the more I get into them, and I just want to understand what makes them tick.

Love People Problem Complicated Want

It is true that many of the Sea Shepherd crewmembers are inexperienced, but the fact is that these volunteers bring a passion to the project that cannot be found in a hired crew.

Passion Sea True Project Shepherd

My vocal style is called bel canto, which is an old Italian vocal style going back hundreds of years.

Style Back Old Years Going Italian

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice.

Education Choice Go Say Poor Taxes

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