Albert Camus

"Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless."

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Source: Song: Don't Mistake Kindness for Weakness, Album: Iceman, 1991

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Albert Camus

Albert Camus

Philosopher, Writer

Albert Camus was a French philosopher and writer known for his exploration of absurdism, particularly in works like 'The Stranger' and 'The Myth of Sisyphus'.

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Albert Camus Philosopher, Writer

"My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. Truly yours, Albert Camus"

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"Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies. And the fact that men accept this, that the people’s anger has not destroyed these hollow clowns, strikes me as proof that men attribute no importance to the way they are governed; that they gamble – yes, gamble – with a whole part of their life and their so called 'vital interests."

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Albert Camus Philosopher, Writer

"Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but “steal” some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be."

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