Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth

Quote by Simone De Beauvoir

Topics: Work Quotes, World Quotes

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...

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

It is easier to think of the world without a creator than of a creator...

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...

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

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

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with...

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:...

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...

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

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...

This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been...

This has always been a man's world, and none of the reasons that have been...

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...

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...

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...

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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...

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

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

All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert

Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

The whole world is my native land

The whole world is my native land