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It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do. - Alain Botton Quotes

It's clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do.

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We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us - Alain Botton Quotes

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us

I find a welcome interest in the problems of everyday life. I find a humanity and a devotion to using thought to alleviate suffering. - Alain Botton Quotes

I find a welcome interest in the problems of everyday life. I find a humanity and a devotion to using thought to alleviate suffering.

The most attractive are not those who allow us to kiss them at once (we soon feel ungrateful) or those who never allow us to kiss them (we soon forget them), but those who coyly lead us between the two extremes. - Alain Botton Quotes

The most attractive are not those who allow us to kiss them at once (we soon feel ungrateful) or those who never allow us to kiss them (we soon forget them), but those who coyly lead us between the two extremes.

We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to be beautiful and rich is very important - just as in the Middle Ages, people were surrounded by images of religious piety. - Alain Botton Quotes

We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to be beautiful and rich is very important - just as in the Middle Ages, people were surrounded by images of religious piety.

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Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to - Alain Botton Quotes

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to

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I am in general a very pessimistic person with an optimistic, day-to-day take on things. The bare facts of life are utterly terrifying. And yet, one can laugh. Indeed, one has to laugh precisely because of the darkness: the nervous laughter of the trenches. - Alain Botton Quotes

I am in general a very pessimistic person with an optimistic, day-to-day take on things. The bare facts of life are utterly terrifying. And yet, one can laugh. Indeed, one has to laugh precisely because of the darkness: the nervous laughter of the trenches.

Kant and Hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are also terrible writers. - Alain Botton Quotes

Kant and Hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are also terrible writers.

Snobbery exists in all areas of life, not least literary criticism. By snobbery I mean, any method of judging someone or something whereby you latch on to one or two features about them/it, and use these to come to a definitive, immovable judgement. In intellectual matters, the snob will often take the external features of a work as a guide to its value. - Alain Botton Quotes

Snobbery exists in all areas of life, not least literary criticism. By snobbery I mean, any method of judging someone or something whereby you latch on to one or two features about them/it, and use these to come to a definitive, immovable judgement. In intellectual matters, the snob will often take the external features of a work as a guide to its value.

Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect, for humiliating them. - Alain Botton Quotes

Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect, for humiliating them.

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