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Alain de Botton Quotes

Emotional life is - alongside work - one of the great challenges of existence and is a theme that I keep returning to.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Work Great Challenges Returning

Our president needs to focus on other countries - North Korea, Russia, and everything else that's going on everywhere else. I promote it; I like Donald Trump. I get sometimes what he says, and sometimes he needs to quit on Twitter. He needs to get off of it and focus on what's going on everywhere else instead of what's going on in the NFL.

Focus Donald Trump Sometimes Quit

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

Society More Structure Something

We drink one another's health and spoil our own.

Jerome K. Jerome

Health Drink Own Spoil Our Another

I was raised that way: don't get mad, get smart.

Smart Mad Way I Was Raised Get

I've had nothing to do with the intelligence world since I left it, in any shade or variety.

Intelligence World Nothing Shade Any

I like very much to do movies.

Movies Like Much Very

But let no one be under any doubt that the scale of the challenge that Europe faces in this emerging global economy is immense and the practical pace of our collective action to meet these challenge to date has just been too slow.

Challenge Action Slow Doubt Meet

My heritage is a huge part of everything I do; it is, after all, part of what has made me who I am.

I Am Me Heritage Everything Made Am

I often find myself quoting from Victor Hugo after one of my theatrical ventures. 'Now that my play is a failure,' he once said, 'I find I love it all the more.' I first quoted that after 'Square Rounds' at the Olivier in 1992.

Love Failure Myself Find Play Said

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.

Fools Mean Audience Something Come

In summer of 2008, I meet a guy named Michael Seibel. And Michael Seibel says, 'There are these people called angels, and they'll give you money.' The first thing I thought is, 'I can't believe this guy believes in angels.' That's how naive I was.

Money People Believe Thought You

I started a big band when grunge was popular. I mean, that didn't make much sense.

Band Mean Big Started Sense Grunge

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