I have no need for good souls: an accomp... by Jean-Paul Sartre | We Heart Quotes

Author Freedom philosopher playwright Nobel Prize

I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Other quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

Fear

Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Waiting Women

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I'm still waiting, it's all been to seduce women basically.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Man

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

Dawn

There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Man

The existentialist says at once that man is anguish.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Battle

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

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