841 Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

I wanted pure love: foolishness; to love one another is to hate a common enemy: I will thus espouse your hatred. I wanted Good: nonsense; on this earth and in these times, Good and Bad are inseparable: I accept to be evil in order to become good.

I respect orders but I respect myself too and I do not obey foolish rules made especially to humiliate me.

Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.

A pale reflection of myself wavers in my consciousness...and suddenly the “I” pales, pales, and fades out.

Once we know and are aware, we are responsible for our action and our inaction. We can do something about it or ignore it. Either way, we are still responsible.

God is the solitude of men. There was only me: I alone decided to commit Evil; alone, I invented Good. I am the one who cheated, I am the one who performed miracles, I am the one accusing myself today, I alone can absolve myself; me, the man.

It is always more valuable to report the truth.

It's just what people do when they're getting old, when they're sick of themselves and their life; they think of money and take care of themselves.

Something begins in order to end: an adventure doesn't let itself be extended it achieves significance only through its death.