Alain de Botton Quotes

Virtue is its own reward. We only invented concepts like heaven and hell to describe how we feel. We don't feel good doing bad and it's nice to help someone.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodFeel GoodHellFeelDoingHelp

If we live a sedentary life, you're going to be depressed and lack confidence. So get out there and get active.

Jessie Pavelka

LifeConfidenceLiveYouActiveOut

I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have, to be engaged, to be stimulated, is to liberate your imagination.

John C. McGinley

ImaginationBlessedYouBoredGet

I always wonder whether I'll get treated differently with a different accent.

Jeremy Irvine

WonderAlwaysGetDifferentAccent

It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.

Anita Hill

SilentComfortableMoreBeenWould

Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to show that you're in good hands. So we broke that rule. I think a lot of that comes from the western audience.

Ang Lee

GoodFightThinkHandsYouFirst

There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.

Michael Caine

WifeMeBadSheWonderfulStuff

Making an Irishness to be proud of in a real Republic. It is the vision of a real Republic where life and language, where ideals and experience have the ring of authenticity which we need now as we go forward.

Michael D. Higgins

LifeVisionExperienceProudForward

You know, failure hurts. Any kind of failure stings. If you live in the sting, you will - undoubtedly - fail. My way of getting past the sting is to say no, I'm just not going to let this get me down.

Sonia Sotomayor

FailureLivePastMeYouDown

When you get a typical injury, you're given a time frame; you're gradually working towards getting back. With concussions, there is not generally a time frame or a span where you're feeling better. You feel like you're getting better, and it can be one day and you're back to where you started.

Sidney Crosby

TimeDayBetterGetting BetterYou

I'm not someone who wakes up at 6 A.M. to go to the gym.

Monica Bellucci

SomeoneGymGoUpWhoWakes

Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message.

Luis Gutierrez

PeopleColorsThinkVotingVote

I'm too much of a control freak.

Dido Armstrong

ControlToo MuchFreakMuchToo

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