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Quote by Alain de Botton

“The greatest difficulty of Travel is that one is forced to take oneself along.”

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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

“I’ve noticed that the people who started on film still have the ability to see the person in front of them. Whereas for a lot of photographers who have only ever worked in digital, the relationship between the photographer and the person who they’re taking a picture of sort of doesn’t exist anymore. They’re looking at a computer screen as opposed to the person.”

People Persons Stills Film Ability Fronts Computer Photographer Screens Digital Ability To See Computer Screen

Author:Keira Knightley

“It doesn't take talent to work hard.”

Hard Talent Hard Work

Author:Derek Jeter

“I think one of the biggest political failures, and the biggest social failures, over the past few years has been the failure of empathy; not being able to look at the other person down the street.”

Thinking Years Looks Persons Has Beens Able Past Political Social Streets Empathy Over The Past

Author:Colum McCann

“The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing.”

People Deny

Book:Table-talk: To which are added Imaginary conversations of Pope and Swift

Source: Table-talk: To which are added Imaginary conversations of Pope and Swift

“Golf is supposed to be fun, but I don't think anything is fun if you're not doing it reasonably well.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Fun Golf Supposed To Be

Author:Fred Couples

“My future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades.”

Shade My Future

Author:Brad Goreski

“Are you a reader? If you aren't a reader, you might as well forget trying to be a writer.”

Ifs Trying Wells Might Forget Reader

Book:Stealing Glances: Three Interviews with Wallace Stegner

Source: Stealing Glances: Three Interviews with Wallace Stegner

“I do not judge, I only chronicle.”

Judging Chronicles Do Not Judge

Author:John Singer Sargent

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