A Quote by Albert Camus

What made me run away was doubtless not so much the fear of settling down, but of settling down permanently in something ugly.

Albert Camus

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Away Down Fear Made Me Much Permanently Run Settling Settling Down Something Ugly

Quote Author

Albert Camus
French - Philosopher
November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960

I hate it when people look at marriage, especially when it comes to girls as 'settling down.' First of all 'settle' sounds like a compromise and 'down' makes it worse. It reminds me of teachers who ask their students to 'settle down' once they enter the classroom.

Richa Chadha

I never thought about settling down. I was obsessed with my career - I was blinkered. I finally met a woman who was worthy of me. Then we settled down and had many children.

Ron Moody

Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.

Candace Bushnell

Deep down? That sounds like settling to me. You shouldn't have to venture deep down in order to get to love.

David Levithan

Settling is not necessarily a bad thing. People tend to take it as 'losing something in order to gain something else.' That does not have to be the case. Instead of using the word 'settling,' we should actually be using the word 'compromising.'

Raheem DeVaughn

Push yourself. Don’t settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride. And if you insist on settling down with some ridiculous bloke, make sure some of this is squirreled away somewhere. Knowing you still have possibilities is a luxury. Knowing I might have given them to you has alleviated something for me.

Jojo Moyes

As the evening progressed, Scott said that he was looking forward to settling down, but that he hadn't yet found the right person. The way he looked at me when he said that made me feel he might be wondering whether I was that person.

Amber Frey

One hundred percent I can see myself settling down.

Megan McKenna

I had girlfriends, but settling down was the last thing on my mind.

Hugh Bonneville

Birds are settling down for the night, singing lullabies to their young.

Suzanne Collins

That's going to be the highlight of my life - having children and settling down.

Sarah Harding

Getting married and settling down isn't the most important thing in my life.

Liam Neeson

I haven't looked at marriage in the conventional sense, as far as settling down. I look at it as putting faith in another person, which has always been hard for me to do.

Marilyn Manson

I enjoy moving. I like to be in a new place. Settling down doesn't appeal to me much. I like the whole business of it. And I love the first night in the new place.