Quotes by Simone De Beauvoir

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

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All oppression creates a state of war.

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

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The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.

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

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Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if...

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

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One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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

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In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

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If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

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

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