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Alain de Botton Quotes

The best cure for one's bad tendencies is to see them fully developed in someone else.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Best Someone Bad See Cure Them

The sacred books of all the world are worthless dross and common stones compared with Shakespeare's glittering gold and gleaming gems.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Gold World Gems Worthless Sacred

My business has doubled in ways I couldn't have imagined.

Business Ways Imagined

When I yell at my TV, it's usually watching... usually it happens during the election. There's when I'm watching CNN and MSNBC.

Election Watching Happens TV Yell

I don't think people understand when you say you are making a micro-budget film that you are getting paid no money.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Money People Think You Understand

Estimates show that small businesses contribute 60-80 percent of the net new jobs annually.

Small New Show Percent Net Jobs

You must remember I grew up around music. Three of my family were musicians.

Family Music Musicians Remember You

Of course, I have a different vested interest in the gay community, because I am gay, and I would certainly enjoy the tax advantages that straight people have, and the inheritance advantages, and things like Social Security, but I've always been a civil rights advocate across the board. That's how I was raised.

Community I Am People Enjoy Security

I have never taken a job or done a job where I felt I needed to leave my conscience at the door. One of the great things about not being in politics as a career is that I can do this job without thinking about my career. I can think about what we're trying to do, what we're trying to accomplish and what we're trying to leave.

Great Politics Job Door Thinking

I am able to really enjoy the positive attention I receive.

Positive I Am Enjoy Attention Able

I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.

Great Time Best Know Out My Time

It's funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It's like being backstage and hoping you don't trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone, so I was really hesitant.

Funny Live Speak You Nervous First

I look really good in a scuba suit.

Good Look Suit Really Scuba

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