There was a French activist and writer, Simone de Beauvoir, who said, 'You are not born woman. You become one' ... Words… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
“But I’ve been reading A Very Easy Death, about Simone de Beauvoir’s mother dying of cancer – it’s just brilliant. It really… — Helen Garner Copy Share Image
“For a woman to be taken as seriously as a man she must be three times as effective. Happily, this is not… — Gale Martin Copy Share Image
I am not a great French woman. George Sand, Marguerite Duras and Simone de Beauvoir are great French women. — Juliette Binoche Copy Share Image
“One is not born a woman, one becomes one. —Simone de Beauvoir, A WOMAN’S JOURNAL” — Joan Anderson Copy Share Image
“Life is about more than just maintaining oneself, it is about extending oneself. Otherwise living is only not dying - SIMONE DE… — Lin Pardey Copy Share Image
I fell upon Jenny Saville's work and loved these great big pieces she was painting, celebrating all things flesh and woman, and… — Rachael Stirling Copy Share Image
I always remind myself that [ Jean-Paul] Sartre and [Simone] de Beauvoir didn't have children. And when you don't have children, it… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
“Simone de Beauvoir believed adolescence is when girls realize that men have the power and that their only power comes from consenting… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“[ From a New York Times biography from May 27, 2010 entitled Introduction to Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex' ] Beauvoir… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
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