Albert Camus Quotes
A writer cannot put himself today in service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it.
Quotes to Explore
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
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I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.
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Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind.
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The United States was the first country in the history of the world to be consciously created out of an idea - and the idea was liberty.
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I was just as voracious a writer as I was a reader.
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I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
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If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this.
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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
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I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.
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There is a long history of founders returning to companies and doing great things. Founders are able to set the vision for their companies with an authority no one else can.
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I was an English major at Brown. I never enjoyed history classes.
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I get people to this day - I won my title 25 years ago - saying how wonderful a time they had during that dark period in our history when they came to watch me fight.
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I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. I'm just trying to understand where it came from.
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Going to the Academy Awards is something I remember since I was six, when I went with my mom for the first time, 14 with my dad, you know, and there I am, at 22, 23, whatever I was, sitting next to my mom. You know, and then again, there with my dad. Like, there's a beauty to it, and I care deeply about film history.
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Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.
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The history of Guitar Hero is pretty spectacular. Really, I don't know of another franchise that has captured the imagination of the world so quickly and so powerfully and so positively in such a short period of time.
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Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story.
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Won't it be wonderful when black history and native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.
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Women love the last blow as well as the last word, and when they fight for love they are pitiless as a wounded buffalo.
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We do not diminish the value of what women or men achieve in any worthy endeavor or career -- we all benefit from their achievements -- but still recognize that there is not a higher good than motherhood and fatherhood in marriage. There is no superior career, and no amount of money, authority or public acclaim can exceed the ultimate rewards of family.
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We are not here to get to tomorrow. We are here for today, to bloom today. We were made to Thrive!
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A writer cannot put himself today in service of those who make history; he is at the service of those who suffer it.
