“To know what life is worth you have to risk it once in a while.”

—  Jean Paul Sartre

Source: No Exit and Three Other Plays

Last update March 15, 2022. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "To know what life is worth you have to risk it once in a while." by Jean Paul Sartre?
Jean Paul Sartre photo
Jean Paul Sartre 321
French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, sc… 1905–1980

Related quotes

Richelle Mead photo

“Any life worth living is going to have risks”

Richelle Mead book The Indigo Spell

Source: The Indigo Spell

David Levithan photo

“You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.”

David Levithan (1972) American author and editor

Source: How They Met, and Other Stories

Karen Marie Moning photo

“Anyone worth knowing breaks once. Once. No shame, no foul if you survive it. You did.”

Karen Marie Moning (1964) author

Source: Bloodfever

Rick Riordan photo

“For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.”

Rick Riordan book The Serpent's Shadow

Source: The Serpent's Shadow

“Once in a while, life gives you a chance to measure your worth. Sometimes you're called upon to make a split-second decision to do the right thing, defining which way your life will go. These are the decisions that make you who you are.”

Perry Moore (1971–2011) Executive producer of the Narnia films and author of award-winning LGBTQ young adult novel Hero
Robert McKee photo

“(…)while it's true that the unexamined life is not worth living, it's also true that the unlived life isn't worth examining.”

Robert McKee (1941) American academic specialised in seminars for screenwriters

Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

Robert T. Kiyosaki photo

“It is what you do not know that is your greatest risk.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

Dwight D. Eisenhower photo

“The essence of leadership is to get others to do something because they think you want it done and because they know it is worth while doing -- that is what we are talking about.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American general and politician, 34th president of the United States (in office from 1953 to 1961)

Remarks at the Republican Campaign Picnic at the President's Gettysburg Farm (September 12, 1956). Source: Eisenhower Presidential Library. Archived https://web.archive.org/web/20210125121539/https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/eisenhowers/quotes from the original https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/eisenhowers/quotes on January 25, 2021.
1950s

Matt Haig photo

“Life is waiting for you. You might be stuck here for a while, but the world isn’t going anywhere. Hang on in there if you can. Life is always worth it.”

Matt Haig book Reasons to Stay Alive

Source: Reasons to Stay Alive

Related topics