Alain de Botton quotes - page 8

Sweetness is the opposite of machismo, which is everywhere - and I really don't get on with machismo. I'm interested in sensitivity and weakness and fear and anxiety because I think that, at the end of the day, behind our masks, that's what we are. (Alain de Botton)
To cut out every negative root would simultaneously mean choking off positive elements that might arise from it further up the stem of the plant. We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure to grow anything beautiful from them. View quote
Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton

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Occupation: British Writer
Born: December 20, 1969
Quotes count: 177
Wikipedia: Alain de Botton

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