Albert Camus Quotes
If man is reduced to being nothing but a character in history, he has no other choice but to subside into the sound and fury of acompletely irrational history or to endow history with the form of human reason.
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It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.
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I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
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When you procrastinate, you're more likely to let your mind wander. That gives you a better chance of stumbling onto the unusual and spotting unexpected patterns.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests.
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I can change a light fixture, and I can do certain things. But I'm really bad in terms of construction. I can't do any of it on my own.
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I have a lot of faults. I often interrupt in meetings. I talk too loud. I talk too fast.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.
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I couldn't believe I was working with Michael Jackson. I thought, growing up as a kid, I thought Michael was a cartoon.
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I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
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I didn't like the idea of changing myself for the industry. I felt to have my teeth straightened and bleached and to starve myself to change my body was not respecting who I was.
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When you have a bunch of comfortable upholstered pieces, a single bronze or brass chair really turns the energy up.
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Although the story of George and Lennie in 'Of Mice and Men' ends on a depressing note, there is a peculiar aura of human dignity in it, a hint of redemption.
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The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings.
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When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.
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The rabbit is significant in that the handle on the original South Pointing Chariot was carved in the form of a rabbit. Because the handle extended out front it meant that wherever the rabbit went the chariot had to follow.
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Me in my music and onstage – that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining.
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If man is reduced to being nothing but a character in history, he has no other choice but to subside into the sound and fury of acompletely irrational history or to endow history with the form of human reason.
