Every individual concerned to justify his existence feels that his existence involves an undefined need to transcend himself, to engage in freely chosen projects.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRThere is only one solution if old age is not to be an absurd parody of our former life, and that is to go on pursuing ends that give our existence a meaning.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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You have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.
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To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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The sin of smiling whilst Louise was weeping, the sin of shedding my own tears and not hers. The sin of being another being.
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There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
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Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we are so bent on outwitting death.
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The whole world was nothing but an exile with no hope of a return.
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If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
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To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude.
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One always has to wait until the sugar melts, the memory dies, the wound scars over, the sun sets, the unhappiness lifts and fades away.
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I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day, I would still find the time all too short.
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The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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It is easier to put people in chains than to remove them if the chains bring prestige, said George Bernard Shaw.
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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
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