Simone de Beauvoir Quotes and Quotations
The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one.
The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one.
One is not born a woman - one becomes one.
It's not a very big step from contentment to complacency.
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion.
The fact that we are human beings is infinitely more important than all the peculiarities that distinguish human beings from one another.
That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
Living by proxy is always a precarious expedient.
Let women be provided with living strength of their own.
There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.
One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius.
If you haven't been happy very young, you can still be happy later on, but it's much harder. You need more luck.
Those interested in perpetuating present conditions are always in tears about the marvelous past that is about to disappear, without having so much as a smile for the young future.
You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do-or don't do.
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.
Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.
Live with no time out.