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Alain de Botton Quotes

My theory is that many of the things that move us are things we long for but find hard to do.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Long Find Hard Theory Things Us

I just like the people and the culture of Southeast Asia.

Culture People Just Like Asia

I went out there to play my game for the fun of it and never based my career around records.

Fun Game Career Play Never Out

I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.

Art People Language Understand Used

I blame the Russians for a lot, but pinning the creation of ISIS on them is a murky, tenuous, triple-carom bank shot at best.

Best Blame Creation Bank Shot Them

Life holds one great but quite commonplace mystery. Though shared by each of us and known to all, seldom rates a second thought. That mystery, which most of us take for granted and never think twice about, is time.

Life Great Time Think Thought Never

You can work through most things and come out on the other side feeling like you've learned a good lesson and you'll get better.

Work Good Better You Lesson Feeling

Everyone feels at times like they're missing a page or two out of the handbook that tells you how to live your life.

Life Live You Page Everyone Out

Consciousness-one level is understanding where we are in space. Consciousness two is where we understand our position in society: who's top dog, who's underdog and who's in the middle. And type-three consciousness is simulating the future. And type-three consciousness, only humans have this ability to see far into the future.

Dog Future Space Society Underdog

If you can share with the people who've been good to you, do it.

Good People You Share Been

Scientology delivers what it promises under the guise of tearing away falsity, neuroses, psychoses. It creates a brainwashed, robotic version of you. It's a 'Matrix' of you, so you're communicating with people all the time using Scientology.

Time People Promises You Away

Of course, people will be partial, but I put myself among the best in history.

History Myself Best People Will Put

You've got to keep an open mind.

Mind You Open Mind Open Keep Got

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