Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRThe oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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A man never begins by presenting himself as an individual of a certain sex; it goes without saying that he is a man.
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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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If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
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Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.
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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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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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Mystery is never more than a mirage that vanishes as we draw near to look at it.
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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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One can never know oneself but only narrate oneself.
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People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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The body is not a thing, it is a situation: it is our grasp on the world and our sketch of our project.
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One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.
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Man must not attempt to dispel the ambiguity of his being but, on the contrary, accept the task of realizing it.
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I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
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Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines.
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