Albert Camus Quotes

Those who will bear much, shall have much to bear.

Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.

I have no family to take care of.

You who choose to lead must follow. But if you fall, you fall alone.

So many people counted on me to be the party, I had to move far enough away that they wouldn't want to drive there.

Even though I write about the human race, the further away from them, the better I feel. Two miles is great; two thousand miles is beautiful.

I have a life of sacrifice. I don't have a normal social life.

To the extent that one is responsible for one's life, one is alone.

If you can't stand your own company alone in a room for long hours, or, when it gets tough, the feeling of being in a locked cell, or, when it gets tougher still, the vague feeling of being buried alive-then don't be a writer.

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.

The leader is always alone before bad fates.

I am a lonely runner, but I am a long-distance runner.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.

I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression is not freedom from consequence.

I've sold my soul for freedom. It's lonely but it's sweet.

Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

A man is accountable to no person for his doings.

The conductor's stand is not a continent of power, but rather an island of solitude.

I guess I am basically most comfortable when I'm alone. As a kid, I was very much a loner. I love long distance running and long distance biking. A director once pointed out that those are all very isolated exercises you do for hours at a time.

I've gone through that with my mother and father and here I was in a similar situation. I've wronged her and I've wronged the family. Because when these things happen, it doesn't just happen to you, it happens to the people around you and the family.

I've learned that being a superhero isn't all glitz and glamour. We think if we have a special power, our problem will go away. It's just a new set of problems. Being a superhero alienates you and separates you from humanity. As Spiderman famously said, 'With great power comes great responsibility.'