Albert Camus Quotes
Purely historical thought is therefore nihilistic: it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history and in this way is opposed to rebellion.
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I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique.
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There are a lot of mindless moments in my tunes.
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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
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It's interesting now that basically a CG set is the same cost as a real set. So like if you're going to build a CG house in the suburbs, it costs you $200,000. And if you were going to build it in a computer, it'll cost you $200,000. It's the same... the relationship is exactly the same.
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You get so weak from eating pears that you fall down, and then they come and take you away on a stretcher.
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I think that's the ultimate sign of a teammate and respect is that they compete against one another so hard at practice that here's a chance to share some knowledge inside. It takes some humility to do that.
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I think I have music in me! I had a scholarship to study singing at one point, and I've never really done anything about it. I've done some music on stage, but it's been a long time. It would be kind of fun.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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I really have a passion for food. Of course, music, but behind that, it's food.
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Some ticket buyers think they don't like Jews.
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Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.
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At some point in our lives there's something about every one of us that makes us feel like an outsider, I believe.
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It is past time that consumers recognize the emerging power of 'Made In America' products and services. The nation's shopping list needs this header: Check out what is made here before you 'go' overseas.
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I go to Japan every November on vacation, and the one thing I never return home without is yuba, which is the thin skin that forms atop boiling soy milk. You skim it off and either eat it fresh or dry it.
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People can drink with their eyes; I can eat with my nose.
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Even the most seemingly unpleasant situations - if you become aligned with it, something good will emerge from that.
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We got to the moon, but have never done anything better since. I'm disappointed that we have not made more progress since Apollo. I don't even see a plan that says we're going to do better than Apollo to exceed that goal.
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Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves.
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And someday when the descendants of humanity have spread from star to star, they won't tell the children about the history of Ancient Earth until they're old enough to bear it; and when they learn they'll weep to hear that such a thing as Death had ever once existed!
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Americans must be the most sententious people in history. Far too busy to be religious, they have always felt that they sorely needed guidance.
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Purely historical thought is therefore nihilistic: it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history and in this way is opposed to rebellion.
