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Alain de Botton Quotes

I fell in love with Norman Mailer's 'Of a Fire on the Moon', a description of the 1969 moon landing and the society that had produced NASA - and was inspired by him to begin a kind of anthropology of modern life.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Love Fire Moon Society NASA

You're the luckiest person in the entire world if you know what you really want to do, which I was lucky enough to know when I was very young. And you're the luckiest person in the world if you can then make a living out of it.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

World Enough You Person Know Living

I think everyone at times feels awkward, like they don't fit in. But I was lucky to have super-cool parents who reminded me to embrace what makes you special - that you shouldn't want to blend in with everybody.

Amber Stevens

Parents Me Think You Want Embrace

A man growing old becomes a child again.

Sophocles

Age Man Child Growing Old Growing

I keep meeting directors that are so irresistible. I only do irresistible films, because I don't need to act to feel myself alive.

Mathieu Amalric

Myself Feel Meeting Alive Need Act

In my relationship, I was giving myself away to make the relationship better, but in actuality, wasn't doing better by doing that. I became less of a man.

Jason Mraz

Relationship Myself Man Better Doing

As a producer, you're pretty much creating a body of work that an artist has to stand behind.

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Work Stand You Artist Body Creating

The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility, the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.

Dennis Prager

Respect Responsibility Mind Ideas

I get plenty of credit out on the road.

Cole Swindell

Road Credit Out Get Plenty

I started promoting clubs when I was 15. 1 was doing what is considered the normal collegiate stuff when I was a lot younger. I was holding my own, but doing a lot of crazy things.

Brian Austin Green

Crazy Doing My Own Normal Own Stuff

I don't care what you're playing. You can be playing EDM music. Well, guess what? That came out in the early '80s. There's no way to be original. All you can do is put yourself into it and do the best you can.

Brittany Howard

Music Best Yourself Care You Early

I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really wanting to be an actress, and I certainly didn't imagine ever being in a movie. I think I wanted to be a writer.

Winona Ryder

Think Loved Remember Movies Imagine

We are losing our superstars like Johnny and June Carter Cash and that breaks my heart.

Wynonna Judd

Heart Losing Cash June Like Breaks