Perhaps its inevitable, perhaps one has to choose between being nothing at all and impersonating what one is. Jean-Paul Sartre More Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre More Quotes From Jean-Paul Sartre People who live in society have learnt how to see themselves, in mirrors, as they appear to their friends. I have no friends: is that why my flesh is so naked? Jean-Paul Sartre no-friendsmirrorspeople One can ask why the I has to appear in the cogito {Descartes’ argument “I think therefore I am.}, since the cogito, if used rightly, is the awareness of pure consciousness, not directed at any fact or action. In fact the I is not necessary here, since it is never united directly to consciousness. One can even imagine a pure and self-aware consciousness which thinks of itself as impersonal spontaneity. Jean-Paul Sartre selffactsthinking Naturally, in the course of my life I have made lots of mistakes, large and small, for one reason or another, but at the heart of it all, every time I made a mistake it was because I was not radical enough. Jean-Paul Sartre reasonmistakeheart Acting is happy agony. Jean-Paul Sartre agonyacting You must be like me; you must suffer in rhythm. Jean-Paul Sartre rhythmlike-mesuffering When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die. Jean-Paul Sartre philosophicalphilosophywar Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. Jean-Paul Sartre humoroustimewitty It is only in our decisions that we are important. Jean-Paul Sartre importantdecision Death is a continuation of my life without me. Jean-Paul Sartre continuationexistentialismdeath Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry. Jean-Paul Sartre classbirthdayphilosophy A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost. Jean-Paul Sartre failurebattlethinking There are two kinds of existentialist; first, those who are Christian...and on the other hand the atheistic existentialists, among whom...I class myself. What they have in common is that they think that existence precedes essence, or, if you prefer, that subjectivity must be the turning point. Jean-Paul Sartre atheistchristianthinking When she is alone in the rooms I hear her humming to keep herself from thinking. Jean-Paul Sartre chaosroomsthinking What the painter adds to the canvas are the days of his life. The adventure of living, hurtling toward death. Jean-Paul Sartre canvasaddadventure You are -- your life, and nothing else. Jean-Paul Sartre no-exit A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution, even if it takes place in the most honorable form. Jean-Paul Sartre honestyintegritycharacter I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati's. Jean-Paul Sartre ifswould-be [M]an is condemned to be free. Condemned, because he did not create himself, in other respect is free; because, once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. The Existentialist does not believe in the power of passion. He will never agree that a sweeping passion is a ravaging torrent which fatally leads a man to certain acts and is therefore an excuse. He thinks that man is responsible for his passion. Jean-Paul Sartre passionmenbelieve To think new thoughts you have to break the bones in your head Jean-Paul Sartre bonesbreakthinking Life begins on the other side of despair. Jean-Paul Sartre philosophicalinspirationallife
