Albert Camus Quotes

Each generation doubtless feels called upon to reform the world. Mine knows that it will not reform it, but its task is perhaps even greater. It consists in preventing the world from destroying itself.

Albert Camus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960

Topics

WorldGenerationWillTaskGreater

The vast majority of large scale change efforts fail. Which means that the probability that you have actually experienced a failure, and your people know that and are pessimistic, therefore, about trying something again, is very high.

John P. Kotter

ChangeFailurePeopleTryingYou

When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.

John Slattery

MeKindFirstEverythingStarted

Darwin himself, in his day, was unable to fight free of the theoretical errors of which he was guilty. It was the classics of Marxism that revealed those errors and pointed them out.

Trofim Lysenko

DayFightFreeGuiltyOutClassics

I like the creativity of planning a party, or cooking and taking care of people, creating a memorable meal or event.

Martina McBride

CreativityCookingPeoplePlanning

Between all four children and my husband, I don't get to do much. But when I am in England, I cook and I garden, and it's much more calming and relaxed.

Lisa Marie Presley

ChildrenI AmHusbandGardenMore

People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening to the American sound on our TV. That's why American actors have a hard time with foreign accents.

Dominic Purcell

GoodTimeSimplePeopleMeAmerican

If you believe that movies are alive and talking back to you, there's a point at which it's very obvious they're not finished.

Dede Gardner

BelieveTalkingYouBackAliveVery

The WWE Championship is the greatest championship in the history of this sport. It has the most history of anything.

Dean Ambrose

HistoryAnythingGreatestWWEMost

Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.

Christian Nestell Bovee

ChildrenCaresManyFelicity

I started reading the Bible. All of a sudden the words jumped off the page and became real.

Austin Peck

WordsBibleReadingPageRealOff

When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web... Now even my cat has its own page.

William J. Clinton

EnergyPageNowOfficeHighOwn

I don't want people instructing me what to do with my body; I don't want the government to tell me what I can do in my bedroom, with my body, or with whoever I choose to love.

Tyne Daly

LoveGovernmentPeopleMeChoose

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