Quotes by Existentialism From the very beginning, existentialism defined itself as a philosophy of ambiguity. Simone de Beauvoir existentialism ambiguity philosophy Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we are so bent on outwitting death. Simone de Beauvoir existentialism hard-times today The crucial thing is to find a truth which is truth for me, to find the idea for which I am willing to live and die. Soren Kierkegaard existentialism willing ideas However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light. Stanley Kubrick existentialism light darkness All your life you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye, and when something nudges it into outline it is like being ambushed by a grotesque. Tom Stoppard nudge existentialism eye Uncertainty is the normal state. Tom Stoppard existentialism normal states It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering. Viktor E. Frankl existentialism encounters suffering «12345
