There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRYou said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.
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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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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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If I were the earth it would disgust me, all this vermin on my back, I’d shake it off.
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Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
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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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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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I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.
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Ethics is the triumph of freedom over facticity.
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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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Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
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A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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History took hold of me and never let me go thereafter.
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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 would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!
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It is so tiring to hate someone you love.
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