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Alain de Botton Quotes: Every realistic picture represents a choice as to which features of reality should be given prominence; no painting ever captures the whole.
         

Every realistic picture represents a choice as to which features of reality should be given prominence; no painting ever captures the whole.


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The challenge for a human now is to be more interesting to another than his or her smartphone.



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There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.



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Intimacy is the capacity to be rather weird with someone - and finding that that's ok with them.



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Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.



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Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope.



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One of the better guarantors of ending up in a good relationship: an advanced capacity to be alone.



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