Albert Camus Quotes
The human heart has a tiresome tendency to label as fate only what crushes it. But happiness likewise, in its way, is without reason, since it is inevitable.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always thought that I'd make a pretty good police officer, except maybe for the danger part. I have a rare medical condition that makes it difficult for me to risk getting shot, so probably I'd have to be one of those officers who work in 'do not shoot' areas.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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We must not stop speaking the truth to the radical parties because voters will follow those who speak the truth, and European politics will grow more radical, which is in nobody's interest.
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I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.'
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Winning one league title at Roma, to me, is worth winning 10 at Juventus or Real Madrid.
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I feel bad that I'm the one always blamed for the failure of the space business - even though there are problems with government policy toward the space business.
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When I was in university, my dream was to be a coach, like a high school track coach. Not to teach.
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I regret all of my books.
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During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet.
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I am a total sucker for an actor's autobiography/biography. I have probably read most of them.
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Television is apparently the enemy of nuance. But nuance is essential for a thoughtful discussion.
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Life's too short to drink bad wine or smoke poor cigars.
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John Wesley quaintly observed that the road to heaven is a narrow path, not intended for wheels, and that to ride in a coach here and to go to heaven hereafter, was a happiness too much for man.
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If a man voluntarily allows himself to be crushed, he yields the oil of moral energy which sustains the world.
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You wish me to tell you why and how God should be loved. My answer is that God himself is the reason he is to be loved.
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Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all. When people suggest you follow your "passion" or your "bliss," I propose that they are, in fact, referring to the same singular concept: excitement. This brings us full circle. The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?"
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What counts isn't the frame, it's what you put in it.
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The human heart has a tiresome tendency to label as fate only what crushes it. But happiness likewise, in its way, is without reason, since it is inevitable.
