I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

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Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever...

Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever...

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe...

Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe...

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above...

It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above...

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from...

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the...

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the...

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he...

When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable...

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable...

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a...

Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a...

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who...

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who...

To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.

To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality.

The greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

The greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

War begins like a pretty girl with whom every man wants to flirt and ends...

War begins like a pretty girl with whom every man wants to flirt and ends...