"Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of……" — Simone de Beauvoir
"Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it."
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206 Quotes by Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir has 206 quotes on this site.
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Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
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One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship,…
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I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
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To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.
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Man is defined as a human being and a woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human…
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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the…
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In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or…
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Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable.
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In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
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All oppression creates a state of war.
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More Collectivity Quotes
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The fool knows nothing of God; he never comes across anything divine. He remains part of the stupid collectivity. Remember,…
— Rajneesh
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I couldn't see how we could seriously struggle without having a strong sense of collectivity, without being responsible FOR each…
— Assata Shakur
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Jazz is people's music, a collectivity.
— Steve Lacy
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The symbolic personage who focuses upon himself a social drama and the martyr may well be born during these days…
— Dane Rudhyar
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It’s not enough to withdraw from society and seek your own salvation, your own individuation. The individuator must return to…
— Unknown Author
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The people themselves are not a homogeneous cultural collectivity but present numerous and variously combined cultural stratifications which, in their…
— Antonio Gramsci
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How many times have I wondered if it is really possible to forge links with a mass of people when…
— Antonio Gramsci
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... one doesn't want to read badly any more than live badly, since time will not relent. I don't know…
— Harold Bloom
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Regardless of the staggering dimensions of the world about us, the density of our ignorance, the risks of catastrophes to…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Meditating together is the best way to feel the collectivity.
— Nirmala Srivastava
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The history of the People is one of cooperation, collectivity, and living in balance. The history of the Indians is…
— John Trudell
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