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Alain de Botton Quotes

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Respect People Attention Look Reason

I wasn't driven. I just really loved what I did.

Loved Driven Just Did Really

Work out really hard and be confident because bodies are beautiful, sensual and natural. I've also trained in Wushu, a form of martial arts - it's very beautiful and flowy, and it's predominantly used in fight scenes in movies, which is how it was introduced to me, and I just love it.

Work Love Beautiful Fight Me Movies

I think a person who is disabled should be disabled by no act of their own. If you become disabled because of alcoholism, drugs, or things of that nature, I do not think those conditions qualify someone to be called disabled. I think those conditions result from personal decisions.

Nature Think Decisions Result You

Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.

Love Fool Up Like Boxer Whoever

I've never considered being a cop. I could be a teacher, I could be a minister, a social worker or a professor. As long I don't have to see blood and see people die every day, if I could inspire or help in their lives, that's something I'd want to do.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Teacher Day People Inspire Die Help

He who has great power should use it lightly.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Power Great Who He Should Lightly

I want to be a good actor more than anything - someone you can respect.

Good Respect Someone You Want Actor

I could release myself into acting in a way that I was not released socially.

Myself Acting Way Release Could

March 11, 2004, now occupies a place in the history of infamy.

Jose Maria Aznar

History Place Now March Infamy

It's of course understandable that people want to know about actors in their favourite series.

Jonathan Brandis

People Know Want Course Favourite

Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.

Your Drinking Needs Pressures

The vision people have of a director is completely flawed - someone with a crystalline vision of everything they're going to do. How boring would that be? It's a creative and collaborative process.

Vision Creative People Someone Going

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