“The most elementary form of rebellion, paradoxically, expresses an aspiration for order.”
Albert Camus book The Rebel
Part 2: Metaphysical Rebellion
The Rebel (1951)
Acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog at the Creative Art Emmys
“The most elementary form of rebellion, paradoxically, expresses an aspiration for order.”
Albert Camus book The Rebel
Part 2: Metaphysical Rebellion
The Rebel (1951)
Robertson Davies (1913–1995) Canadian journalist, playwright, professor, critic, and novelist
"Prof. Robertson Davies: Courteous Conservative".
Conversations with Robertson Davies (1989)
“The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man.”
Bliss Carman (1861–1929) author
New York Times review of Mr. Carman's Prose; A Volume Of Little Essays By The Canadian Poet. (1903).
“The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.”
Pema Chödron (1936) American philosopher
Nahum Tate (1652–1715) Anglo-Irish poet and playwright
Dido and Aeneas (opera; music by Henry Purcell)
“Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.”
Miguel Ángel Ruiz (1952) Mexican writer and philosopher
The Fifth Agreement (2010)
Context: Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love. If other people try to write your story, it means they don't respect you. They consider that you're not a good artist who can write your own story, even though you were born to write your own story.
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity