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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.

Simone de Beauvoir

Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
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Ability Inspirational Worth
If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.
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Expression Female Genius History
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth – and truth rewarded me.
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Comfortable Love Myself Safety Truth
He reflected. ‘I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies!
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Different Himself Lie People Reflection
If you point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
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Blame Character Yourself
I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
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Myself Self Love
People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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Empty People Thinking
All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
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Creation Oppression War
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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Man Truth View World
Fathers never have exactly the daughters they want because they invent a notion a them that the daughters have to conform to.
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Father Invention
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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Anger Man Woman
To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.
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Body Confidence Lose Oneself
Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.
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Oppression Protection
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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Acceptance Man
Freedom is the source from which all significations and all values spring. It is the original condition of all justification of existence.
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Existence Freedom Spring Value
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
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Born Oneself Woman

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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