Albert Camus Quotes
... unhappiness is like marriage. We believe we chose it, but then it is choosing us. That is how it is, we can do nothing about it.
Quotes to Explore
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It's those damn critics again.
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I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
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Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
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Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.
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Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.
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I think growing up in New York, you see so much at such a young age, there's no bubble to escape into.
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Everything I want to do in my life, I want to be at the top.
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I love to see a wood full of bluebells. Growing up in the Kent countryside, I have special memories of this brief annual spectacle.
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I figure no matter how old you are, it's always going to be your first marriage and no life experience is going to make you a better judge of who you should marry.
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I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.
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Many novice writers try to avoid using 'said' by substituting synonyms: 'he uttered,' 'she murmured,' 'he questioned.' It's true that any word repeated too often becomes monotonous, but substitutions for 'said' can be worse than its repetition.
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If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.
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I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
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I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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A team without hope fizzles: no flameout, no fire.
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
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My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
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You hear younger women say, 'I don't believe I'm a feminist. I believe women should have equal right and I believe in fighting for the rights of other women, but I'm certainly not a feminist. No, no, not that!' It's just a word. If you called it 'Fred' would it be better?
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It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself.
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What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
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Look up . . . and see them. The teaching stars, beyond worship and commonplace tongues.
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The common denominator of all my friends is that they're dead.
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... unhappiness is like marriage. We believe we chose it, but then it is choosing us. That is how it is, we can do nothing about it.
