Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.

If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.

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.

Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.

We are our choices.

Before you come alive, life is nothing; it 's up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing else but the meaning that you choose.

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.

We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us.

What is life but an unpleasant interruption to a peaceful nonexistence.

I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become.

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. [It is a matter of choice, not chance.] Such is the first principle of existentialism.

No one wants to rattle the cage of a "crazy" person whose family tends to snap.

Parentage is a very important profession but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interests of the Children.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?

At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.

My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.

If you don't take the risk, you forfeit the miracle.

When you've got a Chautauqua in your head, it's extremely hard not to inflict it on innocent people.

I think we all go through times in our lives when we decide, "I'm going to try something else." I tried filmmaking instead of painting, and I think I enjoyed it more. So I don't paint anymore.

I'm going to Queen Mary's [university] in East London and I am trying to juggle it. Sometimes, it's really hard.