Albert Camus Quotes
Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that's what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity.
Quotes to Explore
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Race differences show up early in life.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.
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It sounds depressing, but I think when you truly love someone, you'll never stop loving them.
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There are certain men and women who, from the minute they step in front of a camera, that's exactly where they belong. Connery's one.
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As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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How was I supposed to know?She was slowly letting go?If I was puttin her through her hell,Hell I couldn't tell.She could've given me a sign,Could've opened up my eyes.How was I supposed to see?She never cried in front of me.
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For me, poetry is always a search for order.
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My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to be checking his writings.
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I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.
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Songs are really interesting in that way. Sometimes, they grow with you. Sometimes, you outgrow them.
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I obviously spent a lot of time in New York City, and I loved it, but Chicago has a very different history than New York City does.
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The people of the future will say, meat-eaters in disgust and regard us in the same way that we regard cannibals and cannibalism.
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When I moved to L.A. and had my first meeting with my agents, they asked me what I wanted for my career. And I didn't speak English at the time, but I did say, 'I wanna be Ryan Gosling as a woman.' So I got very excited to play opposite him.
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What I'm trying to do is just sing what comes to my body in the context of the song. And if you go by the emotion of the song, it's almost like stepping into a city. Cities have certain customs and rules and laws you can break, and that's what I was doing.
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I'm not a good choreographer: I can't remember what I put down.
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I'm in this position where I can afford to wait, I'm lucky enough to be financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting.
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I wish to reiterate solemnly China's continued firm support to Pakistan in its efforts to uphold independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
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I'm not gay, and I'm not a superhero.
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The only basis of peace is the cessation of the conflict of two wills: my will vs God’s.
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All the things that truly matter - beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace - arise from beyond the mind.
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If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.
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Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that's what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity.
