In last week's post, I talked about French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre and mentioned that my favorite quote by him was L'enfer, c'est les autres (hell is other people). This week I thought I'd share a few more quotes by him.
1. As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
2. Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
3. If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.
4. One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than your life.
5. Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.
6. There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.
7. Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.
8. Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.
9. Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.
10. As for me, I am mean: that means that I need the suffering of others to exist. A flame. A flame in their hearts. When I am all alone, I am extinguished. (From No Exit)
11. Perhaps its inevitable, perhaps one has to choose between being nothing at all and impersonating what one is.
12. There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.
13. You and me are real people, operating in a real world. We are not figments of each other’s imagination. I am the architect of my own self, my own character and destiny. It is no use whingeing about what I might have been, I am the things I have done and nothing more. We are all free, completely free. We can each do any damn thing we want. Which is more than most of us dare to imagine.
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Colleen * Paige Tyler * Janice Seagraves
Jennifer Leeland * Skylar Kade * Xakara
Suzanna Medeiros * A Catherine Noon
1. As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.
2. Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
3. If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.
4. One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than your life.
5. Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.
6. There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.
7. Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.
8. Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think.
9. Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.
10. As for me, I am mean: that means that I need the suffering of others to exist. A flame. A flame in their hearts. When I am all alone, I am extinguished. (From No Exit)
11. Perhaps its inevitable, perhaps one has to choose between being nothing at all and impersonating what one is.
12. There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.
13. You and me are real people, operating in a real world. We are not figments of each other’s imagination. I am the architect of my own self, my own character and destiny. It is no use whingeing about what I might have been, I am the things I have done and nothing more. We are all free, completely free. We can each do any damn thing we want. Which is more than most of us dare to imagine.
Alice Audrey * Kwee * Shelley Munro
Darla M Sands * Maddy Barone * CountryDew
Colleen * Paige Tyler * Janice Seagraves
Jennifer Leeland * Skylar Kade * Xakara
Suzanna Medeiros * A Catherine Noon
23 comments:
I get the feeling I probably shouldn't be laughing at ones like #3, but there it is.
Very good. Absolutely great selection. I kept trying to pick a favorite, then just a few favorites, then gave up. I like them all :-)
Well done.
These are great quotes. I liked the one about rowing and rocking the boat.
Thanks for sharing these! I'm with Shelley as to my favorite.
# 5 and #9 rang with me.
Great quotes.
I love #2, 5 and 7. Another French philosopher said "Things I would not tell anyone, I tell the public." ~ Michel de Montaigne. Sounds like blogging.
Interesting!
*hugs*
Paige
My TT is up at http://paigetylertheauthor.blogspot.com/
Alice: No, you shouldn't. If you aren't comfortable being with yourself, how can you expect anyone else to be xomfortable with you? ;)
Kwee: Thank you! *vbg*
Shelley: That is one of my favorites, too.
Darla: Thank you, again--one of my faves, too.
Maddy: Too good choices! *g*
Anita: Thanks! :)
Colleen: Yes, I think de Montaigne would get a real laugh out of the blogging craze. *g*
Paige: Thanks! :)
I still think it's funny.
I love the one "Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat."
Absolutely true. Great quotes.
Alice: You would, lol. *Shakes head*
Jennifer: That seems to be a popular favorite. *g*
Great selection. Love Sartre. #8's a fave. Well done.
I love this quote: If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.
Thanks Ron and Janice!
I think 2 is my favorite of those listed but 5 and 7 just make me smile.
Happy TT,
~Xakara
13 Desserts
So much of that rings true. It's hard to pick one favorite, but I'm leaning towards #13.
Wow. I am now in love with you for quoting Sartre. ~grin~
This is my favorite: 2. Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
Thanks for a great TT!
Hi again, due to the holiday I'll give you until Tuesday night to contact me at florida982002[at]yahoo.com with your mailing info for the book you won at PPP.
Xakara: Number two does seem an appropriate choice for this particular weekend, doesn't it? *g*
Suzanna: An excellent choice! ;)
Catherine: Aw, shucks...thank you. *VBG*
Kaye: Oh, cool! Thanks Kaye. And just as a suggestion? Maybe you should be more careful about scheduling draws over long holiday weekends. Many people made this a 4-day weekend, and there are also a lot of communities (such as mine) that hold 4th of July celebrations before the 4th. Which is why I wasn't home all weekend. ;)
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