Gabriel Marcel

"I almost think that hope is for the soul what breathing is for the living organism. Where hope is lacking the soul dries up and withers."

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Source: Nasdaq 100-Open. Interview with Bud Collins, Butch Buchholz, www.asapsports.com. March 31, 2006.

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Gabriel Marcel

Gabriel Marcel

Philosopher, Playwright

Gabriel Marcel was a French philosopher and playwright known for his existentialist ideas, particularly on existence, freedom, and the human condition.

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