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There is militaristic-hegemonic-plutocratic side of the U.S. which is getting out of hand and threatens to corrupt the whole republic. I remain a deeply concerned, committed admirer, but also a very worried one.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Admirer Also Committed Concerned Corrupt Deeply Getting Hand Out Remain Republic Side Threatens Very Which Whole Worried

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Atheism is having a heyday in the born-again United States.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Atheism Born-Again Having States United United States

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There may be significant things to learn about people by looking at what annoys them most.

~Alain De Botton

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I am a very aesthetic person.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Aesthetic Am Person Very I Am

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I think I have grown impatient with just being a writer.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Being Grown Impatient Just Think Writer I Think

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I remember going to university, and the people who'd left home for the first time looked at the food and were horrified. Whereas, my view was that if it was vaguely edible, then it's fine.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Fine First First Time Food Going Home Horrified Left Looked People Remember Then Time University Vaguely View Were Whereas I Remember

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Love is something that we need to learn.

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Topics: Learn Love Love Is Need Something

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Many of our ideas of what love is comes from stories... these are extremely powerful shapers of our attitudes towards love, and I think that, in some ways, often we've got the wrong story.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Attitudes Extremely Got Ideas Love Love Is Many Often Our Powerful Some Stories Story Think Towards Ways Wrong I Think

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Among adults, we can admit that of course, characters are creations. They aren't real people.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Admit Adult Among Characters Course Creations People Real Real People

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I was an incredibly lonely, very alienated teenager.

~Alain De Botton

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: December 20th, 1969

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