We must act out passion before we can feel it.

Quote by Jean-Paul Sartre

Topics: Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.

Hell is other people.

Hell is other people.

Existence precedes and rules essence.

Existence precedes and rules essence.

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...

Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of...

Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of...

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.

No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point.

No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point.

I hate victims who respect their executioners.

I hate victims who respect their executioners.

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

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...

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which...

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which...

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity

What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not...

What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not...

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...

I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do...

I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do...

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...

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at...

There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at...

The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the...

The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the...

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

One of the strange things about living in the world is that it is only...

One of the strange things about living in the world is that it is only...