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What do we mean by saying that existence precedes essence? We mean that man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world-and defines himself afterward.
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Age: 74 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
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If I did not publish this autobiography [Les Mots] sooner and in its most radical form, it is because I considered it exaggerated.
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Yes, I am so free. And what a superb absence is my soul.
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