Only the guy who isn't rowing has time t... by Jean-Paul Sartre | We Heart Quotes

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Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Other quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

Words

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Man World

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Belief

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

God Being

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

People

When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Murder

I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do not understand anything that happens.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

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