Hunger is not the worst feature of unemployment; idleness is.

It is the familiar that usually eludes us in life. What is before our nose is what we see last.

The philosopher cannot seriously put to himself questions that his civilization has not lived.

Modern Existentialism... is a total European creation, perhaps the last philosophic legacy of Europe to America or whatever other civilization is now on its way to supplant Europe.

We must be free for the truth; and conversely, to be able to be open toward the truth may be our deepest freedom as human creatures.

We exist within the question of God.

The bond that attaches us to the life outside ourselves is the same bond that holds us to our own life.

To discover one's own spiritual poverty is to achieve a positive conquest by the spirit.

Even if there were no ear for them but the void, our prayers would still be the only things that sanctify our existence.

In teaching the young you have to satisfy the schoolchild in yourself and enter the region where all meanings start. That is where, in any case, the philosopher has perpetually to start.

The happiness of mankind, if it ever should come to pass, would still leave men asking: Why? What point to it? To what end?

The natural consequence of being connected to the depth, what I call the soul, or your essence, is the attribute of joy.

Remind people that profit is the difference between revenue and expense. This makes you look smart.

I think I got left behind somewhere, because, you know, I'm still a romantic

I'd love to make a second film, I'd love to make a third, and I'd love to have a long career doing this.

The books could be completely worthless, and things we don't even read now could be considered the most important books.

The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.

When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home

I have a huge passion for animals and while retirement is a long way off, when I do I would love to do something with animals.

Terror is everywhere the beginning of religion.