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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: "It must feel wonderfully strange when, like Manette, one..."
It must feel wonderfully strange when, like Manette, one stands there, the only witness to a vanished world. Simone de Beauvoir
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
But I must admit I didnt like that idea; do the same thing as everyone else. Eating to live, living to eat - that had been the nightmare of my adolescence. If it meant going back to that, if would be just as well to turn on the gas at once. But I suppose everyone thinks of things like that: lets turn on the gas at once. And you dont turn it on. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless."
There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless. Simone de Beauvoir
For twenty years it seemed to me that I had been taking part in a game, and that one day, at the stroke of midnight, I would return to the land of shadows. ...In a little while, the hands would be pointing to midnight; they would point to midnight tomorrow and the next day, and I would still be here. Simone de Beauvoir
To be oneself, simply oneself, is so amazing and and utterly unique an experience that it's hard to convince oneself so singular a thing happens to everybody. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her..."
...counselling man to treat her as a slave while persuading her that she is a queen. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "A day in which I don't write leaves a taste of ashes."
A day in which I don't write leaves a taste of ashes. Simone de Beauvoir
Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male. Simone de Beauvoir
The way I approached a question, my habit of mind, the way I looked at things, what I took for granted - all this was myself and it did not seem to me that I could alter it. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a..."
Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable."
Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. Simone de Beauvoir
Categoria Celuilalt este n aceeai msur originar ca i contiinansi. In societile cele mai primitive, n mitologiile cele maivechi, se regsete ntotdeauna o dualitate care este a Aceluiai i aCeluilalt. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "There is no justification for present existence other than its..."
There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future. Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "Because we are separated everything separates us, even our..."
Because we are separated everything separates us, even our efforts to join each other. Simone de Beauvoir

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