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.

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

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

I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

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...

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...

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

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...

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...

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

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...

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...

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

Life begins on the other side of despair.

We are alone, with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey...

We are alone, with no excuses. That is the idea I shall try to convey...

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

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.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is...

You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is...

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human...

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human...