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That the child is the supreme aim of woman is a statement having precisely the value of an advertising slogan.

Simone de Beauvoir

One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
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Compassion Friendship Life Love Oneself Value
To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude.
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Attitude Politics
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
You said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.
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Body Naked True Yourself
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
Death itself does not frighten me; it is the jump I am afraid of.
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Death Myself Scare
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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Hurt Sin Smile Tears
Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me.
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Blessing Greatness Love Myself
There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
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Existence Future Justice Present
A man attaches himself to woman — not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
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Attachment Enjoyment Himself Man Woman
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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Existence Feeling Freedom
People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.
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Empty People Thinking
What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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Fantasy Perspective
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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Character Game Human Life Teaching Win
Society cares about the individual only in so far as he is profitable. The young know this. Their anxiety as they enter in upon social life matches the anguish of the old as they are excluded from it.
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Care Life Price Profit Young
Whether you think of it as heavenly or as earthly, if you love life immortality is no consultation for death.
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Death Heaven Life Yourself

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