Alain de Botton Quotes

I think it is very possible that my deeper character is not very English.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CharacterThinkPossibleEnglish

I love watching Samuel L. Jackson do anything, but for me, Gary Oldman is the grandmaster of the game.

Joel Kinnaman

LoveMeGameWatchingAnythingGary

I got known as the school swot, which wasn't me at all.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

SchoolMeGotKnownWhich

If you are searching to figure out what is true and what is not, you will have a sad life. It means you have too much time, and you should do a hobby - like collecting art.

Maurizio Cattelan

LifeSadTimeArtHobbyYou

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

John Singer Sargent

FriendAgeTimePortraitLosePaint

I read academic books on courtesan culture at the turn-of-the century in Shanghai such as Gail Hershatter's 'The Gender of Memory'. The diaries were mostly in the form of letters from courtesans to a lover who had disappeared or taken their savings.

Amy Tan

CultureMemoryGenderLettersBooks

I think the job of the first single is kind of like being a diplomat for a country.

St. Lucia

JobThinkCountryKindFirstSingle

I grew up in Georgia, in a small town in the southwest corner of Georgia, actually, called Sylvester.

Sue Monk Kidd

SmallSmall TownGeorgiaCornerUp

As a number of people have stressed over the years, I think it would be premature to assume science itself will explain everything.

Simon Conway Morris

SciencePeopleThinkWillEverything

When I started playing the game of baseball, the more I played and the better numbers I got, the more I started thinking about the Hall of Fame. But I never thought I had a chance to be there.

Roberto Alomar

BaseballGameChanceThinkingBetter

I'm a pro-life Roman Catholic conservative, always have been.

Michael Steele

ConservativeAlwaysBeenRoman

Well, I suppose that, in a sense, every screen role is a favourite with me.

Dinah Sheridan

MeScreenWellSenseRoleEvery

If you try to breastfeed and it's not working, then you don't feel particularly good about yourself.

Denise Van Outen

GoodYourselfFeelYouTryWorking

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