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Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton
English Writer
Born: Dec 20, 1969
Life Love Me People Think You
Related authors: Arthur C. Clarke D. H. Lawrence Douglas Adams Gilbert K. Chesterton John Ruskin Ricky Gervais Rudyard Kipling Thomas Paine
The idea that one might use art for 'instrumental' reasons tends to set off alarm bells at the heart of the cultural elite, who contend that it's not a pill, that it shouldn't be asked to perform some specific function, especially something as egocentric as to 'cheer you up' or to 'make you a more empathetic person.' Alain de Botton
Art You Heart Some Something More Tends Empathetic Idea Perform Cheer Instrumental Make Contend Pill Cultural Off Up Person Egocentric Might Asked Use Who Reasons Function Specific Alarm Bells Elite Set
Politicians want people to be nice neighbours, but the tools at their disposal are just the tools of modern liberal society, which are nothing. Alain de Botton
People Be Nice Politicians Nothing Nice Society Liberal Tools Neighbours Modern Just Want Which Disposal
One of the most welcome aspects of office work is that you do not need to be fully yourself. Alain de Botton
Work You Welcome Yourself Most Office Aspects Fully Need
Art can do the opposite of glamourise the unattainable: it can show us anew the genuine merit of life as we're forced to lead it. It is advertising for the things we really need. Alain de Botton
Life Art Unattainable Anew Lead Merit Advertising Forced Genuine Opposite Us Really Show Things Need
The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness. Alain de Botton
Anxiety Personality Sadness Sad Relatable
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