Albert Camus Quotes

'Yes' is the mother of all positive words, next to 'love.' Maybe 'love' is the father of all positive words.

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.

Treat your friends as you do your best pictures, and place them in their best light.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

If you look hard enough, you'll find something good about me and say it.

Love is not just tolerance. It's not just distant appreciation. It's a warm sense of, 'I am enjoying the fact that you are you.'

It is important to gain respect rather than sympathy.

I am such a big fan of letting everyone know how special they are and what they contribute.

It takes courage to acknowledge uncertainty. And nothing is more attractive than demonstrating to another person that he or she is of value to you.

When Americans, who have no idea who I am, laugh at my jokes, it's exactly the same if someone loves you even if you're not rich and famous.

I admire traits in people. I 'respect' certain things about them but I think that word gets thrown around too much.

Everybody loves me.

Deep down that's all you really want. You may not like or be comfortable with certain forms of appreciation or love, but you do want it.

I think in this life it's important to be kind, be thankful, and always be creative.

We all want recognition and validation to an extent for our art, but greatness as a trade for decency is a risky proposition. In my life, I try to leave the people I encounter with the feeling that they have been respected and treated with warmth and appreciation.

Sometimes I have to remind myself, that on my worst day I live like somebody on their greatest

The question is not what man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate.

Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.

I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.

Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires.

Treat yourself at least as well as you treat other people.

The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good.

If you treat every person you meet as if he or she were the most important person in the world, you'll communicate that he or she is somebody - to you.

I can find something beautiful in everyone