Man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.
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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There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
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To be oneself, simply oneself, is so amazing and utterly unique an experience that it’s hard to convince oneself so singular a thing happens to everybody.
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What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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Weakness’ is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.
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Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
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It was easier for me to think of a world without a creator than of a creator burdened with all the contradictions in the world.
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That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth.
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Modern woman is everywhere permitted to regard her body as capital for exploitation.
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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me.
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Man may reproach women for their dissimulation, but his complacency must be great indeed for him to be so constantly duped.
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it.
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There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.
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Literature took the place in my life that had once been occupied by religion: it absorbed me entirely, and transfigured my life.
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