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My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats.

~Al-Waleed Bin Talal

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There's a constant tension between the excitement of new people and security with one person. If you go with excitement, you create chaos; you hurt people. There's jealousy, and it gets very messy. If you have security, it can be boring, and you die inside because of all the opportunities missed.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Because Between Boring Chaos Constant Create Die Excitement Gets Go Hurt Inside Jealousy Messy Missed New New People Opportunities People Person Security Tension Very You

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Fantasies can be great, but we shouldn't make the wedding a fantasy, because the wedding is the gateway to married life. It shouldn't be a moment of illusion; it should be a moment of preparation.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Because Fantasies Fantasy Gateway Great Illusion Life Make Married Married Life Moment Preparation Should Wedding

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I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse for not living.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: About Actually Because Excuse Job Learnt Living Perfect Relationship Stop

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The problem with airports is that we go there when we need to catch a plane - and because it's so difficult to find the way to the gate, we tend not to look around at our surroundings.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Airport Around Because Catch Difficult Find Gate Go Look Need Our Plane Problem Surroundings Tend The Problem With Way

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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

Topics: Anxiety Because Behind Day End End Of The Day Everywhere Fear Get Interested Masks Opposite Our Really Sensitivity Sweetness Think Weakness Which I Think

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In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day's work for a writer. You can't put stuff out there without someone calling you a complete fool. Oh, well.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Also Because Britain Calling Competition Complete Day Envy Fool Here Just Live Oh Out Problems Put Run Someone Stuff Well Without Work Writer You I Can

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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 De Botton

Topics: Anyone Authors Because Books Destination Find Given Lonely Most Numbers Talk Valuable Were Written

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Le Corbusier is an outstanding writer. His ideas achieved their impact in large measure because he could write so convincingly. His style is utterly clear, brusque, funny and polemical in the best way.

~Alain De Botton

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Katie Price is no exception. She, too, is - in a distinctive way - a philosopher. Partially, Katie Price's philosophy is one of extraordinary confidence. She is remarkable not for her looks or antics but because of her tremendous self-assurance and her unwillingness to be intimidated by criticism or failure.

~Alain De Botton

Topics: Because Confidence Criticism Distinctive Exception Extraordinary Failure Her Intimidated Looks No Exception Philosopher Philosophy Price Remarkable She Too Tremendous Way

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