10 inspiring quotes by Simone de Beauvoir about freedom of choice, love, compassion and being a woman…
- “One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, and compassion”
- “People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.” The Mandarins
- “We will not let ourselves be intimidated by the number and violence of attacks against women; nor be fooled by the self-serving praise showered on the “real woman”; nor be won over by men’s enthusiasm for her destiny, a destiny they would not for the world want to share.” The Second Sex
- “I tried to love you less. I couldn’t.” The Mandarins
- “Being on the fringes of the world is not the best place for someone who intends to re-create it: here again, to go beyond the given, one must be deeply rooted in it. Personal accomplishments are almost impossible in human categories collectively kept in an inferior situation”
- “To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself”
- “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay”
- “One cannot conduct a correct life in a society which is not”
- “To exist is to dare to throw oneself into the world“
- “What would Prince Charming have for occupation if he had not to awaken the Sleeping beauty?” The Second Sex
How beautiful and inspiring!
Thanks Ana, given the news in France, I thought we all needed a gentle reminder
Ouiiii!!
thanks Barbara :-)