Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.
Jean Paul Sartre Quotes
For at bottom, what is alarming in the doctrine that I am about to try to explain to you is-is it not?-that it confronts man with a possibility of choice.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Jean Paul Sartre Quotes: For at bottom, what is alarming in the doctrine that I am about..."
Birth: | 21st June, 1905 |
Death: | 15th April, 1980 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Philosopher, Playwright, Screenwriter |
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was born in Paris, France. He was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter and literary critic. He earned a BA degree in philosophy from Ecole Normale Superieure in 1930. He was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism and phenomenology, and one of the leading figures in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, but he declined it. He wrote several novels include: Nausea, The Age of Reason, The Reprieve, and Troubled Sleep. He wrote several plays include: The Flies, No Exit, The Respectful Prostitute, The Chips Are Down, Dirty Hands, The Devil and the Good Lord, and The Condemned of Altona. He wrote several films include: The Chips are Down, The Respectful Prostitute, The Proud and the Beautiful, The Crucible, The Condemned of Altona, and The Wall.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 14th November
Births
- 1904 - Michael Ramsey
- 1910 - Norman MacCaig
- 1979 - Mark Warkentin
- 1962 - Laura San Giacomo
- 1972 - Josh Duhamel
Deaths
- 2008 - Kristin Hunter
- 1991 - Tony Richardson
- 1946 - May Sinclair
- 2001 - Percy Ross
- 2000 - Robert Trout
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends