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Biography: Simone de Beauvoir is known as a pioneering French existentialist phil... more Biography: Simone de Beauvoir is known as a pioneering French existentialist philosopher, feminist, and writer. Renowned for her influential work "The Second Sex," she examined the oppression of women and laid the groundwork for modern feminist theory. Her extensive writing spanned novels, essays, and biographies, exploring themes of freedom, responsibility, and ethics. less
"In itself a wall on which an artist works so that it disappears is a marvelous creation"
Tags: Transformation, Art, Creation, Artist, Ephemeral
"The day you stop wanting things is the day you stop living"
Tags: Motivation, Life, Passion, Ambition, Purpose
"The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women"
Tags: Empowerment, Equality, Feminism, Gender roles, Sexism
"I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom"
Tags: Philosophy, Individuality, Freedom, Hope, Humanity
"To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job"
Tags: Love, Relationships, Humor, Commitment, Wit
"Sex pleasure in woman, as I conceive it, is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon"
Tags: Passion, Desire, Intimacy, Pleasure, Magic
"Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable"
Tags: Society, Value, Economics, Social dynamics, Capitalism
"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."
Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Personal development, Action
"It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for acting"
Tags: Motivation, Philosophy, Life, Strength, Authenticity
"All oppression creates a state of war"
Tags: Freedom, Social justice, Conflict, Struggle, War
"Life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion"
Tags: Love, Life, Relationships, Empathy, Compassion
"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman"
Tags: Philosophy, Identity, Existentialism, Feminism, Gender roles
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