Man is not the sum of what he has alread... by Jean-Paul Sartre | We Heart Quotes

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Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

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First People

There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Science Wrong Right Politics

Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Experience People

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Men

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Literature Worth

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Failure

All human actions are equivalent and all are on principle doomed to failure.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

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