More quotes by Alain de Botton

"I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it - that the success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it."
"Feeling lost, crazy and desperate belongs to a good life as much as optimism, certainty and reason."
"The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be."
"The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives me nuts. I can't accept that."
"If one felt successful, there'd be so little incentive to be successful."