She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRA man never begins by presenting himself as an individual of a certain sex; it goes without saying that he is a man.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.
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The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.
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When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
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I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.
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Fathers never have exactly the daughters they want because they invent a notion a them that the daughters have to conform to.
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You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.
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If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.
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Her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.
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It is dreadful to think that behind me my own past is no longer anything but shifting darkness.
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When someone you love dies you pay for the sin of outliving her with a thousand piercing regrets.
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If I were the earth it would disgust me, all this vermin on my back, I’d shake it off.
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Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects.
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I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. I want this adventure that is the context of my life to go on without end.
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Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.
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What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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