Alain de Botton Quotes

Life is where you're at. Whatever you're doing is enough. You don't need to do everything well all the time. When you live your life like that, it's a huge relief.

As I have got older, I have become easier on myself. It's about realising things can't be perfect.

It's OK showing yourself some love.

You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

Be kind. Be nice to yourself. You miss a shot, it's OK.

I don't always have to be the best. Things don't always have to be perfect.

The door to my heart opens inward. I move through forgiveness to love.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.

Forgive yourself and welcome love back into your life.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

I stopped beating up on myself. I stopped asking myself why I didn't sell this number of records, why I don't have corporate sponsorship. I just don't buy into any of that anymore.

I must let go of my need for the world to love me.

If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart.

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.

I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go.

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.

The only thing I can talk about is just forgiving yourself, because I do not have everything together. And so I tell people: No, you should see my house, it's a mess.

The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.

Ultimately spiritual awareness unfolds when you're flexible, when you're spontaneous, when you're detached, when you're easy on yourself and easy on others.

Happiness is not a luxury. It is a necessity. When we are happy, we are in the best possible place to be good to ourselves and those we love.

It's been hard, but I've finally come to the realization that it's okay to not be perfect.

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me... I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself.