Albert Camus Quotes

What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed.

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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, and I learn from that and better myself. I'm not expecting anyone to be sycophantic in any way; I never expected that.
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I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.
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The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs.
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We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
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Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayer he adds something new to his life, something with which nothing can be compared.
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We're going to test with the same car, but we have a new car ready.
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Only a cheap politician, greedy for political gain, would try to single out one individual for blame. The fault lies not with the individual but with the system, and that system is Richard Nixon.
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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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Nothing was made in Trinidad.
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I'm like, over love. Crush, smush. I can't. I'm giving up on love at this point. I'm hoping for a crush. Actually, no. I don't want a crush. I want someone to crush on me.
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Television has some lovely aspects to it - and some ghastly aspects - but the theater itself was a wonderful invention.
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It is guaranteed to put all teeth on edge, including George Washington's, wherever they might be.
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Television is apparently the enemy of nuance. But nuance is essential for a thoughtful discussion.
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If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles.
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People are like almanacs, Bonnie - you never can find the information you're looking for, but the casual reading is well worth the trouble.
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Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self.
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I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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If we cannot live so as to be happy, let us so live as to deserve happiness.
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Supposing you eliminated suffering, what a dreadful place the world would be! I would almost rather eliminate happiness. The world would be the most ghastly place because everything that corrects the tendency of this unspeakable little creature, man, to feel over-important and over-pleased with himself would disappear. He's bad enough now, but he would be absolutely intolerable if he never suffered.
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Pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find.
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What did it matter if he existed for two or for twenty years? Happiness was the fact that he had existed.