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Quote by Alain de Botton

“There's a whole category of people who miss out by not allowing themselves to be weird enough.”

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Alain de Botton is a Swiss writer and philosopher known for his books on philosophy, art, and culture. His work is characterized by its accessible exploration of profound themes, which has won him a wide audience. more

“Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence — the lapses of conscience, the unpaid bills, the bungled opportunities, the dust under the couch, the inescapable prison of your genes — all of it is temporarily forgotten, crowded from your thoughts by an overpowering clarity of purpose and by the seriousness of the task at hand.”

Source: Into the Wild

“The real thing that physics tell us about the universe is that it's big, rare event happens all the time — including life — and that doesn't mean it's special.”

Mean Real Bigs Happens Universe Special Events Including Physics Real Things Rare Events

Author:Lawrence M. Krauss

“I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.”

Ifs Men Doe Matter Action History Plans Military Revolution Absolutes Have Faith Rebellious Cuban Revolution

Author:Fidel Castro

“Never use five words if you can get away with one, eh? I've known dead men talk more than you do.”

Ifs Men Use Known Five Get Away Dead Man

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Intelligence is the ultimate aphrodisiac”

Ultimate Aphrodisiac

Author:Timothy Leary

“She tossed her towel on her dresser and turned to the bed where shed left her PJs. Only it wasn't just her PJs on the bed anymore. Lucas, eyes wide, sat on the foot of her bed, about four feet from where she stood completely naked. She squealed. He laughed. She dashed for the towel. Once she had it around her, she glared from a still grinning Lucas to the door. "I'm killing Della!" He laughed again. "I'm afraid I might have to protect her for this one.”

Stills Might Eye Left Four Doors Feet Bed Protect Killing Wide Naked Sat Laughed Shed Towels Grinning Dressers Pjs

Author:C.C. Hunter

“Defeat ends when we launch into another battle. Failure has no end: it is a lifetime choice.”

Ends Choices Battle Lifetime Defeat

Book:Manuscript Found in Accra

Source: Manuscript Found in Accra

“solitude is not absence of love, but its complement”

Solitude Absence Complement

Author:Paulo Coelho

“If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.”

Ifs Knows Know Yourself

Author:Paulo Coelho

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