Jean-Paul Sartre’s Quotes On Topics
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More Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes
“Things are entirely what they appear to be and BEHIND THEM... there is nothing.”
Jean-Paul Sartre
Surface Reality, No Depth, Existential Observation, Perception, Truth, Illusion
Jean-Paul Sartre Surface Reality, No Depth, Existential Observation, Perception, Truth, Illusion“It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Freedom, Personal Choice, Life Control, Freedom, Complaints, Control
Jean-Paul Sartre Existential Freedom, Personal Choice, Life Control, Freedom, Complaints, Control“Reflection poisons desire.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Desire Struggle, Existential Reflection, Internal Conflict, Desire, Conflict, Reflection
Jean-Paul Sartre Desire Struggle, Existential Reflection, Internal Conflict, Desire, Conflict, Reflection“It is only in our decisions that we are important.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Decision Power, Personal Choice, Life Impact, Responsibility, Importance, Action
Jean-Paul Sartre Decision Power, Personal Choice, Life Impact, Responsibility, Importance, Action“Time is too large, it can’t be filled up. Everything you plunge into it is stretched and disintegrates.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Time Concept, Existential Reflection, Human Struggle, Time, Existence, Change
Jean-Paul Sartre Time Concept, Existential Reflection, Human Struggle, Time, Existence, Change“You have to talk to make sure you’re alive.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existence Affirmation, Communication Necessity, Life’s Essence, Life, Identity, Presence
Jean-Paul Sartre Existence Affirmation, Communication Necessity, Life’s Essence, Life, Identity, Presence“So gather me up, dear, fold me to your heart – and you’ll see how nice I can be.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Desire, Human Connection, Love Reflection, Desire, Love, Connection
Jean-Paul Sartre Existential Desire, Human Connection, Love Reflection, Desire, Love, Connection“J’ai voulu que les moments de ma vie se suivent et s’ordonnent comme ceux d’une vie qu’on se rappelle. Autant vaudrait tenter d’attraper le temps par la queue.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Life Moments, Time Pursuit, Existential Reflection, Time, Memory, Life
Jean-Paul Sartre Life Moments, Time Pursuit, Existential Reflection, Time, Memory, Life“I do not cease to experience my being-for-others; my possibilities do not cease to “die”, nor do the distances cease to unfold toward me in terms of the stairway where somebody “could” be, in terms of this dark corner where a human presence “could” hide. Better yet, if I tremble at the slightest noise, if each creak announces to me a look, this is because I am already in the state of being-looked-at.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Observation, Human Presence, Reflection On Being, Presence, Being, Observation
Jean-Paul Sartre Existential Observation, Human Presence, Reflection On Being, Presence, Being, Observation“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Freedom Burden, Existential Responsibility, Life Choices, Agency, Freedom, Accountability
Jean-Paul Sartre Freedom Burden, Existential Responsibility, Life Choices, Agency, Freedom, Accountability“To eat is to appropriate by destruction.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Consumption, Human Nature, Destruction, Life, Desire, Food
Jean-Paul Sartre Consumption, Human Nature, Destruction, Life, Desire, Food“A man who is free is like a mangy sheep in a herd. He will contaminate my entire kingdom and ruin my work.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Freedom Control, Authority, Individuality, Power, Society, Strength
Jean-Paul Sartre Freedom Control, Authority, Individuality, Power, Society, Strength“It is meaningless that we are born, it is meaningless that we die.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Birth Death, Life Meaningless, Existential Reflection, Philosophy, Mortality, Nihilism
Jean-Paul Sartre Birth Death, Life Meaningless, Existential Reflection, Philosophy, Mortality, Nihilism“To believe is to know you believe, and to know you believe is not to believe.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Belief Paradox, Existential Reflection, Truth Understanding, Belief, Truth, Paradox
Jean-Paul Sartre Belief Paradox, Existential Reflection, Truth Understanding, Belief, Truth, Paradox“Man must be invented each day.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Daily Reinvention, Human Creation, Continuous Growth, Life, Renewal, Change
Jean-Paul Sartre Daily Reinvention, Human Creation, Continuous Growth, Life, Renewal, Change“From these few observations we can already conclude that the real is never beautiful. Beauty is a value applicable only to the imaginary and which means the negation of the world in its essential structure.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Real Beauty, Existential Reality, Imaginary World, Beauty, Reality, Philosophy
Jean-Paul Sartre Real Beauty, Existential Reality, Imaginary World, Beauty, Reality, Philosophy“Everything is silent again: but it isn’t the same silence. It’s raining: tapping lightly against the frosted glass windows; if there are any more masked children in the street, the rain is going to spoil their cardboard masks.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Silence, Childhood Reflection, Social Observation, Silence, Childhood, Observation
Jean-Paul Sartre Existential Silence, Childhood Reflection, Social Observation, Silence, Childhood, Observation“All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Existential Failure, Human Actions, Life Inevitability, Failure, Life, Philosophy
Jean-Paul Sartre Existential Failure, Human Actions, Life Inevitability, Failure, Life, Philosophy“There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Present Beauty, Time, Beauty, Life, Moment, Experience
Jean-Paul Sartre Present Beauty, Time, Beauty, Life, Moment, Experience“The effect of any form of materialism is to treat all men – including oneself – as objects, which is to say as a set of predetermined reactions indistinguishable from the properties and phenomena that constitute, say, a table, a chair, or a stone. Our aim is exactly to establish the human kingdom as a set of values distinct from the material world.” Jean-Paul Sartre
Materialism Critique, Human Freedom, Existential Values, Philosophy, Materialism, Freedom
Jean-Paul Sartre Materialism Critique, Human Freedom, Existential Values, Philosophy, Materialism, Freedom