"What is human in me is not what is best in me. What is human in me is that I desire, and to obtain what I desire, I believe I would crush anything that stood in my way."

-- Albert Camus

#Crush Quotes #Believe Quotes #Desire Quotes

“Many men absorbed in business show such a rare quality of culture that we are surprised at it. The reason invariably is partly because hard work and even the weariness it leaves carry a nobility with them, but also because there is no room in such lives for inferior mental occupation.”
“An experiment in nature, like a text in the Bible, is capable of different interpretations, according to the preconceptions of the interpreter.”

Source : William Jones (1801). “The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. William Jones ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of His Life and Writings”, p.286
“Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest.”
“We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What you want to worship above youth, I think, is beauty, and beauty is so beyond just appearances after a while. Because you can be with someone who's good-looking; if they open their mouths and they're an idiot, then they cease to be beautiful very quickly.”
“Folded eyes see brighter colors than the open ever do.”
“The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler.”
“If art is to flourish in the twenty-first century, it must renew its moral authority by rededicating itself to life. It must be an enriching, ennobling and vital partner in the public pursuit of civilization. It should be a majestic presence in everyday life just as it was in the past.”

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