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Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes: Life has no meaning a priori… It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose.
         

Life has no meaning a priori… It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose.


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This page presents the quote "Life has no meaning a priori… It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose.". Author of this quote is Jean-Paul Sartre. This quote is about existentialism, humanism, post-modernism,.