Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

Topics: Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but...

I am no longer sure of anything. If I satiate my desires, I sin but...

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.

All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a...

If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a...

The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you...

The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you...

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give...

I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give...

One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the...

One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the...

Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against...

Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against...

Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are...

Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are...

There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who...

There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who...

One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one...

One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one...

Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal.

Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal.

Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look...

Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look...

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a...

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a...

We do not judge the people we love

We do not judge the people we love

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.

Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is.