“As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.”
Men
“I do not believe in God his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men.”
GodAll Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre
“Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong.”
Politics“I hate victims who respect their executioners.”
Respect“Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.”
Nature“I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist.”
God“It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous.”
Men“Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.”
Dreams“Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.”
Fear“Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.”
Freedom“What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not need a god to teach it to me.”
God“One is still what one is going to cease to be and already what one is going to become. One lives one's death, one dies one's life.”
Death“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.”
Life“When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die.”
War“Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because it may well involve the whole world.”
War“Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.”
Experience“I do not believe in God his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men.”
God“God is absence. God is the solitude of man.”
God“All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.”
Failure“If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.”
Alone“The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity.”
Finance