"Existentialism's first move is to make every man aware of what he is and to make the full responsibility of his existence rest on him."

Existence, Responsibility, Self, Freedom

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"Existentialism's first move is to make every man aware of what he is and to make the full responsibility of his existence rest on him."

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"In an unfathomable expanse of universe supporting galaxies of star systems with orbiting planets innumerable, I am nothing. And yet to the few bodies encircling my tiny little spot in the world, I am essential."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Existence, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"But, you see, it's not what you do that matters really. It's only you.""Me what?""Just you here. Or you in the city. Or you somewhere in the world. I don't know. Just that."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Existence, Presence, Meaning, Identity

"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"I am alive because you want me to."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Existence, Life, Gratitude, Love, Connection

"It is a subliminal thing. It is the tick of a clock that has ticked so long one no longer notices. Something is in a room when a man lives in it. Something is not in the room when a man is dead in it."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

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"Each individual is born into life as a creation from the source, and as an inhabitant and visitor to this planet."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"I'm not dead yet, just in a state of rapid decay, who isn't?"

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Existence, Life, Death, Decay

"If your existence does not make any difference, you are no more than a dead body."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Existence, Meaning, Values, Impact

"Life before consciousness was like blank paper, so be it."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

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"Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because it may well involve the whole world."

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"Every age has its own poetry; in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry."

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"I do not believe in God; his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men."

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"Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it."

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"As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become."

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"Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them."

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"The existentialist says at once that man is anguish."

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"The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity."

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"We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact."

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"God is absence. God is the solitude of man."

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