Albert Camus Quotes
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
Quotes to Explore
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.
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I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.
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I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it.
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I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
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Even though the society that Marx foresaw is far from being an historical reality, Marxism has penetrated so deeply in history that we are all Marxists, one way or another, even unknowingly.
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All of the religions are looking after the poor. At least leave me alone to look after the rich. I am the rich man's guru.
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Just because scientists have the knowledge to do it, the technology to do it, and some may even have a financial motive or other incentive to do it, does not make it right.
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People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.
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I'm not a car person. Three years after 'The Da Vinci Code' came out, I still had my old, rusted Volvo. And people are like, 'Why don't you have a Maserati?' It never occurred to me. It wasn't a priority for me. I just didn't care.
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And yet it moves.
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Dogma not only blinds its protagonist, but it muzzles all other opposition.
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I know I'm as comfortable doing period as I am contemporary. I suppose we grow up with it in a sense, in the theater. We get to put on costumes and play a lot of period dramas or plays so we're exposed to it a little bit more I think because of our theatrical background.
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When I first was a part of 'The Monster,' I really wanted to put it out under my name, but no record label thought it was good enough - until Eminem liked it.
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Truth is harder to bear than ignorance, and so ignorance is valued more- also because the status quo depends on it; but love depends on self-knowledge and self-knowledge depends on being able to bear the truth.
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Ah, nowadays we are all of us so hard up, that the only pleasant things to pay are compliments. They're the only things we can pay.
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I think anyone who makes products has this simultaneous joy and, almost, shame looking at it. You look at it all day, and all you can see is all these things you want to make better.
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No veteran should have to wait for claims. If there's anybody impatient here, I am that individual.
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I always said, 'If it's over, it's over.' If modeling is over, it's still the best experience of my life.
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Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
