The media insists on taking what someone didn't mean to say… - Alain de Botton

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The media insists on taking what someone didn't mean to say as being far closer to the truth than what they did.

Alain de Botton

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Alain de Botton (born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books and television programs discuss various contemporary subjects and themes in a philosophical style, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. De Botton comes from a Sephardic Jewish family, originating from a small Castilian town of Boton (now vanished) on the Iberian peninsula.

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معنى إبداء الحب لنا أن نشعر أننا محط اهتمام و عناية : حضورنا ملاحظ ، اسمنا مسجل ، آراؤنا ينصت إليها ، عيوبنا تقابل بالتساهل ، و حاجاتنا ملباة ، و في ظل مثل تلك الرعاية ننتعش و نزدهر

But fantasies are often the best thing we can make of our multiple and contradictory wishes; they allow us to inhabit one reality without destroying the other. Fantasizing spares those we care about from the full irresponsibility and scary strangeness of our urges.

Alcohol-inspired fights … are a reminder of the price we pay for our daily submission at the altars of prudence and order.

The media insists on taking what someone didn't mean to say as being far closer to the truth than what they did. - Alain de Botton

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