Albert Camus Quotes
Whoever today speaks of human existence in terms of power, efficiency, and historical tasks is an actual or potential assassin.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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Even if your novel occurs in an unfamiliar setting in which all the customs and surroundings will seem strange to your reader, it's still better to start with action. The reason for this is simple. If the reader wanted an explanation of milieu, he would read nonfiction. He doesn't want information. He wants a story.
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Your best teacher is your last mistake.
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The world is not black and white; there are lots of shades of grey. There are good things and bad things in every era, and I think it's kind of very blindfolded to say one era was wonderful, as it was wonderful, but there were a lot of bad things as well.
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Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
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The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
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Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of U.S. citizens and boycotting will just help liberals expand government even further.
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It would be ridiculous to say I don't want to sell records, but I trust my taste.
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Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.
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The thing that I really love about film is that it is with you forever - it goes to your children, and they get to see it again and again and have it forever.
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There is a huge body of evidence showing that people do better in their work when they know why they're doing it in the first place. They do better when they see what they're doing contributes to something in the world.
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Nobody's life is wrapped up neatly in a bow.
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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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What is needed by him who would succeed in the highest degree possible is careful planning. He is to accumulate reserved power, that he may be equal to all emergencies.
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The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
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Americans believe cotton is best, but we've invented new fabrics that will change your lifestyle.
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I never was an Abolitionest, not even what could be called anti slavery, but I try to judge farely and honestly and it become patent to my mind early in the rebellion that the North and South could never live at peace with each other except as one nation, and that without Slavery.
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The problem with holding a grudge is that your hands are then too full to hold onto anything else.
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Normally movies have the same people they use over and over for everything. It's called typecasting. They don't like to take chances. They'll go with the guy they had before.
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I think it's better if you rely on the fact you belong together, instead of having to reinvent your togetherness every day. People who say right off the bat that they don't want to take risks because their relationship is going to dissolve anyway - well, you might just as well split up right away. Why wait?
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Whoever today speaks of human existence in terms of power, efficiency, and historical tasks is an actual or potential assassin.
