Man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRBe loved, be admired, be necessary; be somebody.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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I feel something troubling inside of me which scares me, an exhausting violence. But I accept the great adventure of being me.
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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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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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The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.
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Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.
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Counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen.
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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
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When you stubbornly give one man a chance, you arbitrarily deny it to another one.
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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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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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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She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
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The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
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Youth and what the Italians so prettily call stamina. The vigor, the fire, that enables you to love and create. When you’ve lost that, you’ve lost everything.
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