Existence must be asserted in the present if one does not want all life to be defined as an escape toward nothingness.

The point is not for women simply to take power out of men’s hands, since that wouldn’t change anything about the world. It’s a question precisely of destroying that notion of power.

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

All oppression creates a state of war.

To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.

When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values[...].

Always remember rule #6... don't take yourself so damn seriously

Be fully awake in the sacred moment.

I have no regrets because I did everything by the book.

I have already given two cousins to the war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother.

He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

The central dynamism of Christianity, which rests precisely on a unity through variety.

No, it will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear. Too much power is never enough.

Tough times never last, but tough people do. You might add, "You're tougher than you give yourself credit for."

The joy of life is variety.

Yeah, well, it’s what happens when we spoil the things we love. They don’t always understand the boundaries and their ridiculous wants can get us killed if we’re not careful. (Jaden)