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Jean-Paul Sartre
(21. 6. 1905 - 15. 4. 1980)- Profession: Philosopher
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (/ˈsɑrtrə/; French: [saʁtʁ]; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. 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.
His work has also influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies, and continues to influence these disciplines. Sartre has also been noted for his open relationship with the prominent feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir.
He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature but refused it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution".
His work has also influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies, and continues to influence these disciplines. Sartre has also been noted for his open relationship with the prominent feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir.
He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature but refused it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution".
Jean-Paul Sartre said
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I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become.
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If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.
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Hell is—other people!
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Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.
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Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. It is up to you to give life a meaning.
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Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.
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We are our choices.
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When the rich wage war it's the poor who die.
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You are - your life, and nothing else.
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Everything has been figured out, except how to live.
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