3 December 2020 Alain de Botton We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.
3 December 2020 Alain de Botton Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect, for humiliating them.
3 December 2020 Alain de Botton I’m also interested in the modern suggestion that you can have a combination of love and sex in a marriage – which no previous society has ever believed.
3 December 2020 Alain de Botton What is fascinating about marriage is why anyone wants to get married.
3 December 2020 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.
