"Somebody has to have the last word...." - Quote by Albert Camus
Somebody has to have the last word. If not, every argument could be opposed by another and we'd never be done with it.
More by Albert Camus
“Human relationships always help us to carry on because they always presuppose a future.”
“Every writer, big or small, needs to say or write that the genius is always hissed at by his contemporaries. Naturally, this is not true, it happens only occasionally and often by chance. But this need within the writer is enlightening.”
“Children will still die unjustly even in a perfect society. Even by his greatest effort, man can only propose to diminish, arithmetically, the sufferings of the world.”
More on Communication
“So long as you live and work, you will be misunderstood; to that you must resign yourself once and for all. Be silent!”
“I wrote my friend a letter using a highlighting pen. But he could not read it, he thought I was trying to show him certain parts of a piece of paper.”
“I have not wanted syllables where actions have spoken so plainly.”
More on Conflict Resolution
“Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.”
“The only way to settle questions of an ideological nature or controversial issues among the people is by the democratic method, the method of discussion, of criticism, of persuasion and education, and not by the method of coercion or repression.”
“My goal is not to resolve conflicts and tensions in the region through more war. My goal is to make sure that, you know, we are able to negotiate a deal that we can verify.”