Reject Institutionalization for Personal Integrity
BrandA creator or thinker should avoid becoming an official institution or accepting honors that might compromise their independence and authentic voice.

장폴 사르트르
French existentialist philosopher and writer
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A creator or thinker should avoid becoming an official institution or accepting honors that might compromise their independence and authentic voice.
Events only become meaningful adventures when they are structured and retold as stories.
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Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.2 more supporting quotes are in the member records.
One's own freedom is inextricably linked to the freedom of others; to pursue liberty for oneself, one must also aim for the liberty of others.
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Man is nothing else but what he purposes, he exists only in so far as he realizes himself, he is therefore nothing else but the sum of his actions, nothing else but what his life is.2 more supporting quotes are in the member records.
People act based on their wealth: the rich maintain order, the poor seek to destroy it for gain, and the middle class inconsistently try to do both.
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An individual's value is defined not by what happens to them, but by the actions they take in response to those circumstances.
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Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.2 more supporting quotes are in the member records.
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