Albert Camus Quotes
There can be no question of masking the evidence, of suppressing the absurd by denying one of the terms of its equation. It is essential to know whether one can live with it or whether, on the other hand, logic commands one to die of it.
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Effective satire has to be almost identical to the subject that it is skewering.
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These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.
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There is no handbook about how a career is going to go.
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Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.
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Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.
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When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh.
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I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.
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You sometimes use the excuse, 'I'm a writer, dammit, I can do anything I want,' but that doesn't work.
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A lot of my friends are getting married, but I don't think that is what I need. I am under no such pressure that if everybody is having a boyfriend, I too should have one.
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The rational man finds that his share of the cost of the wastes he discharges into the commons is less than the cost of purifying his wastes before releasing them.
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A wonderful story collection set between one place and another and shaped by a fearless sense of comedy.
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Every country is under an imperative to deal with terrorism, including terrorism masquerading as freedom fighting,
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Would make a superb public candidate for public office in the future.
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The blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll.
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I think everyone who has an interest in Reformed theology, or just in Christian theology more generally, should read John Calvin Institutes.
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Everyone needs to remember that Ebola was not a worst-case scenario. Preparedness for the future means preparedness for a very severe disease that spreads via the airborne route or can be transmitted during the incubation period, before an infected person shows telltale signs of illness.
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The only way to predict if there's a cloud on your horizon due to glaucoma is to get tested. No matter what the diagnosis, the forecast is for clear vision in the years ahead.
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Europe cannot solve this alone. We need stronger U.S. activity on the climate change issue if we are going to move forward. We are trying to do what we can to convince them to be more active on this.
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It is absurd to look for perfection.
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The absurd man is he who never changes.
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If the infinite had no me, then me would be its limit. It would not be the infinite, therefore it would not be.
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There can be no question of masking the evidence, of suppressing the absurd by denying one of the terms of its equation. It is essential to know whether one can live with it or whether, on the other hand, logic commands one to die of it.
