She was not to look beyond herself for the meaning of her life.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRRepresentation 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.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
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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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There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.
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One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others.
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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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The characteristic feature of all ethics is to consider human life as a game that can be won or lost and to teach man the means of winning.
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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines.
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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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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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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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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.
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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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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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