Existence Quotes

4253 Existence quotes by 2188 unique authors

The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected. — Viktor E. Frankl
At any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence. — Viktor E. Frankl
This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more; and there will… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The further limits of our being plunge, it seems to me, into an altogether other dimension of existence from the sensible and merely understandable world.… — William James
A book should either allow us to escape existence or teach us how to endure it. — David Shields
During long periods of history, the mode of human sense perception changes with humanity’s entire mode of existence. The manner in which human sense perception… — Walter Benjamin
One can delineate the domain of philosophy however one likes, but in its search for truth, philosophy is always concerned with human existence. Authentic philosophizing refuses… — Herbert Marcuse
The existence of the state is inseparable from the existence of slavery. — Karl Marx
Since only what is material is perceptible, knowable, nothing is known of the existence of God. — Karl Marx
Society is undergoing a silent revolution, which must be submitted to, and which takes no more notice of the human existences it breaks down than… — Karl Marx
Profound boredom, drifting here and there in the abysses of our existence like a muffling fog, removes all things and men and oneself along with… — Martin Heidegger
Political institutions, no matter how well or badly designed, depend for continued existence upon acting men; their conservation is achieved by the same means that… — Hannah Arendt
The human condition comprehends more than the condition under which life has been given to man. Men are conditioned beings because everything they come in… — Hannah Arendt
Ideology... is indispensable in any society if men are to be formed, transformed and equipped to respond to the demands of their conditions of existence. — Louis Althusser
Ideology represents the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence. — Louis Althusser
Evaluations, in essence, are … ways of being, modes of existence of those who judge and evaluate. — Gilles Deleuze
All the time I feel I must justify my existence. — Prince Charles
The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us. When the world seems familiar, when one has got used to existence, one has… — Eugene Ionesco
Ukraine, a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country helps to transform… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents; but one thing is not given to it, to put a stop permanently… — Aron Nimzowitsch
AÂ form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one -… — Siegbert Tarrasch
Human intelligence is a limited resource. It cannot solve problems caused by ignoring fundamentals of existence. — Leon Krier
To emancipate woman is to refuse to confine her to the relations she bears to man, not to deny them to her; let her have… — Simone de Beauvoir
When problems arise, you will usually find two types of people: whiners and winners. Whiners obstruct progress; they spend hours complaining about this point or… — George Foreman
Who said that justice is what you imagine? Can you be sure that you know it when you see it, that you will live long… — Mark Helprin

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