No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

Topics: Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it...

Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it...

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for...

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for...

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...

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

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...

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

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

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

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...

Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.

Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.

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...

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible...

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible...

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see...

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see...

Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a...

Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a...

I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in...

I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in...

My thought is me: that is why I cannot stop thinking. I exist because I...

My thought is me: that is why I cannot stop thinking. I exist because I...

Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by...

Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by...

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own...

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own...

Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of...

Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of...

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.

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer...

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer...