A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There is an urge to say, ‘I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.
Alain de BottonPolitics is so difficult, it's generally only people who aren't quite up to the task who feel convinced they are.
Alain de BottonAnyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.
Alain de Botton