Nietzsche
Further information: Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power, Intrinsic motivationFriedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was influenced by Schopenhauer when younger, but later felt him to be wrong. However, he maintained a modified focus upon will, making the term "will to power" famous as an explanation of human aims and actions.
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Famous quotes containing the word nietzsche:
“Many deeds are done so as to forget another deed: there are also opiate activities. I exist so that another will be forgotten.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“The wheel and the brake have different duties, but also one in common: to hurt one another.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Nothing in life possesses value except the degree of power—assuming that life itself is the will to power.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)