Who said “All human activities are equivalent ... and ... all are on principle doomed to failure.”?

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Jean-Paul Sartre. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceBeing and Nothingness (1943)

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Sartre, J. (n.d.). All human activities are equivalent ... and ... all are on principle doomed to failure. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3374-all-human-activities-are-equivalent-and-all-are/

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Sartre, Jean-Paul. “All human activities are equivalent ... and ... all are on principle doomed to failure.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3374-all-human-activities-are-equivalent-and-all-are/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Sartre, Jean-Paul. “All human activities are equivalent ... and ... all are on principle doomed to failure.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3374-all-human-activities-are-equivalent-and-all-are/.

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