Hannah Arendt Quotes

For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices.

Hannah Arendt

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• For the possibilities of being different from what one is are infinite. Once one has negated oneself, however, there are no longer any particular choices.

  

  Hannah Arendt
  • Choices
  • Possibilities
  • Negated