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Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

Simone de Beauvoir quotes

French Writer January 9, 1908 – April 14, 1986

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Simone de Beauvoir quote: "I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day,..."
I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day, I would still find the time all too short. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude."
To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude. Simone de Beauvoir
but all day long I would be training myself to think, to understand, to criticize, to know myself; I was seeking for the absolute truth: this preoccupation did not exactly encourage polite conversation. Simone de Beauvoir
The younger and healthier a woman is and the more her new and glossy body seems destined for eternal freshness, the less useful is artifice; but the carnal weakness of this prey that man takes and its ominous deterioration always have to be hidden from him...In any case, the more traits and proportions of a woman seem contrived, the more she delighted the heart of man because she seemed to escape the metamorphosis of natural things. The result is this strange paradox that by desiring to grasp... Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "all success cloaks a surrender"
all success cloaks a surrender Simone de Beauvoir
My overflowing leisure handed me the world and at the same time prevented me from seeing it. Just as the sun, filtering through the closed venetian blinds on a hot afternoon, makes the whole magnificence of summer blaze in my mind; whereas if I face its direct harsh glare it blinds me. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we..."
Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we are so bent on outwitting death. Simone de Beauvoir
There is not a single line in this diary that does not call for a correction or a denial...Yes: throughout these pages I meant what I was writing and I meant the opposite; reading them again I feel completely lost...I was lying to myself. How I lied to myself! Simone de Beauvoir
The validity of the cook's work is to be found only in the mouths of those at her table; she needs their approbation, demands that they appreciate her dishes and call for second helpings; she is upset if they are not hungry, to the point that one wonders whether the fried potatoes are for her husband or her husband for the fried potatoes. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "She would never change, but one day at the touch of a..."
She would never change, but one day at the touch of a fingertip she would fall to dust. Simone de Beauvoir
Tragedies are all right for a while: you are concerned, you are curious, you feel good. And then it gets repetitive, it doesn't advance, it grows dreadfully boring: it is so very boring, even for me. Simone de Beauvoir
All she had to do was make the simplest of gestures - open her hands and let go her hold. She lifted one hand and moved the fingers of it; they responded, in surprise and obedience, and this obedience of a thousand little unsuspected muscles was in itself a miracle. Why ask for more? Simone de Beauvoir
Even if one is neither vain nor self-obsessed, it is so extraordinary to be oneself - exactly oneself and no one else - and so unique, that it seems natural that one should also be unique for someone else. Simone de Beauvoir
You have never had any confidence in him. And if he has no confidence in himself it is because he sees himself through your eyes. Simone de Beauvoir
Fathers never have exactly the daughters they want because they invent a notion a them that the daughters have to conform to. Simone de Beauvoir

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