Alain de Botton Quotes, Achievement Quotes, Challenges Quotes

It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.

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For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

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E.U. need to be nurtured and cultivated and protected and fought for because the achievements that we've seen on this continent, in contrast to a divided Europe of the previous century, are ones that remind us of how important it is that we work together.

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We owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness either enforced or voluntary.

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Achievement without fulfillment "High achievement without fulfillment is a broken way of life."

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Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult.

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Stop spending your time; start investing your time.

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I'm not the type who'll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.

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Only as we mature does affection begin to depend on achievement.

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While my interest in natural history has added very little to my sum of achievement, it has added immeasurably to my sum of enjoyment in life.

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Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

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I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

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A virtuous, ordinary life, striving for wisdom but never far from folly, is achievement enough.

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...so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.

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The emotional state that leads to achievements resembles that of a worshiper or the lover.

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You start to get nervous when the value of a comic book or graphic novel is relative to the achievements of some other medium.

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Superior technical achievements - used correctly both strategically and tactically - can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.

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The jealousy that arises from another's achievement is overcome by developing an awareness of and admiration for one's own and other's achievement.

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Your beliefs and perceptions determine the boudaries of your world.

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High achievements in art, music, etc., are the results of concentration.

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