Alain de Botton Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Kant and Hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are also terrible writers.”

“When I see someone like Richard Dawkins, I see my father. I grew up with that. I'm basically the child of Richard Dawkins.”

“There are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”

“I know a lot about writing, but I don't know much about how other industries work. I've tried to use my naivety to my advantage.”

“Many moments in religion seem attractive to me even though I can't believe in any of it.”

“I went to church and couldn't swallow it. The music was nice but I don't belong there.”

“My father paid for my education; then he made it clear that I was on my own.”

“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.”

“All tours are filled with humiliation. My publisher once hired a private jet to fly me to a venue where 1,000 people were waiting. It almost bankrupted him.”

“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.”