Alain de Botton Quotes

To a shameful extent, the charm of marriage boils down to how unpleasant it is to be alone.

Alain de Botton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MarriageAloneDownCharmHowBoils

Whether you accept or reject it, God's Love for you is permanent.

Sri Chinmoy

LoveGodYouAcceptPermanent

The John McCain tactic of praising Obama as a great American and great senator 'with whom I disagree' is a loser. You've got to call him out as what he is - a fraud and a disaster.

Roger Stone

GreatAmericanLoserYouFraudOut

I promise that if there was no Hillary Clinton, there would still be a 'Commander in Chief' - I want to have a hit show that people enjoy, and really, that's it.

Rod Lurie

PeopleEnjoyWantShowChiefWould

Celador always ask me to do their shows, and I turned down 'Millionaire.' I couldn't have done it as well as Chris Tarrant, or at least I couldn't have done it any better.

Jasper Carrott

MeBetterDownDoneAskAlways

Nothing's more exciting than a day in a studio with a string section - or more ruinously expensive. So it's good to feed that habit away from the band, especially if it means more experience for the next Radiohead string day.

Jonny Greenwood

GoodExperienceDayHabitNothing

I'm always a realist, and I know the world of football is fast-moving.

Arjen Robben

FootballWorldKnowRealistAlways

I like to read away as much of the afternoon as possible, until real life rears its ugly head.

Anne Lamott

LifeUglyPossibleRealHeadAway

In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.

Alfred Hitchcock

ManMessyCleanDifficultAlways

It's not easy to retire at 31. In one respect I was glad I was done. But after a few years of having fun, I got a little restless. When you're 33, 34, and you don't have a focus, you can get kind of lost. As a man, you feel a little bit unfulfilled.

Pete Sampras

RespectFocusManFunHaving Fun

Too many of Montana's own have fallen in the line of duty fighting radical Islamic terrorists, like 31-year-old husband and father of four, Blackfeet warrior Army Corporal Tony 'Many Hides' of Great Falls.

Ryan Zinke

FatherGreatHusbandFightingArmy

'Portlandia' is the most fun show. When I get a breakdown of what the arc of the story is going to be, I could never in my wildest dreams anticipate the direction.

Kyle MacLachlan

DreamsFunStoryDirectionNever

I always sang harmony with my family growing up.

Linda Ronstadt

FamilyGrowing UpHarmonyGrowingUp

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