There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRYou have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes.
More Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
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What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?
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I tried to love you less. I couldn’t.
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One of the benefits that oppression secures for the oppressor is that the humblest among them feels superior.
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That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
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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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Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms.
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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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But it is impossible for anyone to say ‘I am sacrificing myself’ without feeling bitterness.
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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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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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Modern woman is everywhere permitted to regard her body as capital for exploitation.
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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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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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Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
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Youth and what the Italians so prettily call stamina. The vigor, the fire, that enables you to love and create. When you’ve lost that, you’ve lost everything.
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