Author: Alain de Botton

Quotes

Work is a way of bringing order to chaos, and there's a basic satisfaction in seeing that we are able to make something a little more coherent by the end of the day.

Work is a way of bringing order to chaos, and there's a basic satisfaction in seeing that we are able to make something a little more coherent by the end of the day.

- Alain de Botton

Travel is a lot like love.

Travel is a lot like love.

- Alain de Botton

I don't want to say that our expectations of love are too high; it's just that if we're to meet them, we have to become a little more self-aware.

I don't want to say that our expectations of love are too high; it's just that if we're to meet them, we have to become a little more self-aware.

- Alain de Botton

The death of marriage has been announced so often and would seem so normal, in a sense. So what's surprising is the sheer longevity and tenacity of this institution.

The death of marriage has been announced so often and would seem so normal, in a sense. So what's surprising is the sheer longevity and tenacity of this institution.

- Alain de Botton

I think a certain degree of pessimism is actually helpful to love.

I think a certain degree of pessimism is actually helpful to love.

- Alain de Botton

I like working with people. I believe change can only come through collaboration.

I like working with people. I believe change can only come through collaboration.

- Alain de Botton

Used to do a lot of falling in love with people, almost in the street, and imagining that there would be no obstacle to a happy love story other than finding the 'right person'.

Used to do a lot of falling in love with people, almost in the street, and imagining that there would be no obstacle to a happy love story other than finding the 'right person'.

- Alain de Botton

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