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

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

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about human imperfections, being, woman, man

All oppression creates a state of war.

All oppression creates a state of war.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about state, war

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Art is an attempt to integrate evil.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about art, magic

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about pleasure

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act...

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

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about future, change, life

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a...

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about guilt, reward, duty, common sense, sense, truth

I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not...

I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties...

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

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about truth, love

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

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

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about wish, purity, human imperfections, life

If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory...

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

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about defeat, victory, contentment

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about fear, ideal, woman, human imperfections, being, man

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to...

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

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about stubbornly, obstacles, impossible, face

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about olderness, death, age, old, life, destiny, absolute, time

It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do -or don't do.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about children, contentment, being

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in...

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about life

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or...

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

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about man

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about genius

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about woman

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

One is not born a woman, one becomes one.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about woman

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about value, friendship, life, love

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