One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

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...

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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...

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does...

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does...

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth...

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth...

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...

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of...

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of...

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.

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old...

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old...

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

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

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...

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be...

However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be...

Joy in looking and comprehending is natures most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is natures most beautiful gift.

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a talent; my sole...

Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a talent; my sole...