God! when you think of all the things you could do and yet somehow never do! All the opportunities you let slip by! The idea, the inspiration just doesn’t come fast enough. Instead of being open, you’re closed up tight. That’s the worst sin of all – the sin of omission.
Simone de Beauvoir
Missed Opportunities, Closed Tight, Inspiration, Sin, Omission, Opportunities
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Female Oppression | Historical Inequality | Human Life | Hesitant Speech | Devotion | Love For Truth | Thoughts | Emotional Realization | Passage | Cultural Reflection | Patriarchy Critique | Truth And Illusions | Pride In Love | Heartfelt Reflection | Active Complicity | Human Capability | Grief Process | All | Shared Feelings | Emotional Expression | More
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“Economically, men and women almost form two castes; all things being equal, the former have better jobs, higher wages, and greater chances to succeed than their new female competitors; they occupy many more places in industry, in politics, and so forth, and they hold the most important positions.” Simone de Beauvoir
Economic Inequality, Gender Caste, Workplace Disparity, Social Dominance, Economy, Inequality
Simone de Beauvoir Economic Inequality, Gender Caste, Workplace Disparity, Social Dominance, Economy, Inequality“How will the fact of being women have affected our lives? What precise opportunities have been given us, and which ones have been denied? What destiny awaits our younger sisters, and in which direction should we point them?” Simone de Beauvoir
Women’s Opportunities, Generational Progress, Feminism, Equality Goals, Advocacy, Future
Simone de Beauvoir Women’s Opportunities, Generational Progress, Feminism, Equality Goals, Advocacy, Future“It’s frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can’t assume the responsibility for everything you do – or don’t do.” Simone de Beauvoir
Parental Impact, Generational Influence, Life’s Fairness, Human Responsibility, Emotional Legacy, Family Reflections
Simone de Beauvoir Parental Impact, Generational Influence, Life’s Fairness, Human Responsibility, Emotional Legacy, Family Reflections“She would never change, but one day at the touch of a fingertip she would fall to dust.” Simone de Beauvoir
Immutable Change, Fragile Existence, Life’s End, Emotional Realization, Human Ephemerality, Transient States
Simone de Beauvoir Immutable Change, Fragile Existence, Life’s End, Emotional Realization, Human Ephemerality, Transient States“As far as I am concerned sexuality no longer exists. I used to call this indifference serenity: all at once I have come to see it in another light – it is a mutilation; it is the loss of a sense. The lack of it makes me blind to the needs, the pains, and the joys of those who do possess it.” Simone de Beauvoir
Sexuality And Identity, Emotional Mutilation, Loss Of Sensation, Personal Reflection, Intimacy Struggles, Existential Realization
Simone de Beauvoir Sexuality And Identity, Emotional Mutilation, Loss Of Sensation, Personal Reflection, Intimacy Struggles, Existential Realization“I had had a general sort of idea that the life I had behind me was a landscape in which I could wander as I pleased, gradually exploring its winding and its hidden valleys. No. I could repeat names and dates, just as a schoolboy can bring out a carefully learned lesson on a subject he knows nothing about. And at long intervals there arose worn, faded images, as abstract as those in my old French history: they stood out arbitrarily, against a white background.” Simone de Beauvoir
Memory Reflections, Nostalgia Complex, Life Analysis, Exploration, Abstraction
Simone de Beauvoir Memory Reflections, Nostalgia Complex, Life Analysis, Exploration, Abstraction“The passionate man seeks possession; he seeks to attain being. The failure and the hell which he creates for himself have been described often enough. He causes certain rare treasures to appear in the world, but he also.” Simone de Beauvoir
Passionate Pursuit, Self-Creation, Treasure Seeking, Desire Failure, Passion, Being
Simone de Beauvoir Passionate Pursuit, Self-Creation, Treasure Seeking, Desire Failure, Passion, Being“The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.” Simone de Beauvoir
Male Superiority, Gender Comparison, Mediocrity, Male, Demigod, Women
Simone de Beauvoir Male Superiority, Gender Comparison, Mediocrity, Male, Demigod, Women“She was ready to deny the existence of space and time rather than admit that love might not be eternal.” Simone de Beauvoir
Eternal Love, Space Time, Denial, Love, Space, Time
Simone de Beauvoir Eternal Love, Space Time, Denial, Love, Space, Time“Woman has always been man’s dependent, if not his slave; the two sexes have never shaped the world in equality. And even today woman is heavily handicapped, though her situation is beginning to change.” Simone de Beauvoir
Gender Dependence, Changing Inequality, Woman, Gender, Inequality, Change
Simone de Beauvoir Gender Dependence, Changing Inequality, Woman, Gender, Inequality, Change“The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength – each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving.” Simone de Beauvoir
Marriage Weakness, Relationship Dynamics, Emotional Dependency, Strength Vs Weakness, Marriage, Dependency
Simone de Beauvoir Marriage Weakness, Relationship Dynamics, Emotional Dependency, Strength Vs Weakness, Marriage, Dependency“It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life’s parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.” Simone de Beauvoir
Aging And Death, Life’s Contrasts, Personal Reflections, Existential Philosophy, Time And Mortality, Life’s Parody
Simone de Beauvoir Aging And Death, Life’s Contrasts, Personal Reflections, Existential Philosophy, Time And Mortality, Life’s Parody“A man would never get the notion of writing a book on the peculiar situation of the human male.” Simone de Beauvoir
Gender Reflection, Male Experience, Literary Exploration, Human Condition, Feminist Critique, Social Insight
Simone de Beauvoir Gender Reflection, Male Experience, Literary Exploration, Human Condition, Feminist Critique, Social Insight“The body is not a thing, it is a situation: it is our grasp on the world and our sketch of our project.” Simone de Beauvoir
Body Situation, World Grasp, Project, Body, Situation, Grasp
Simone de Beauvoir Body Situation, World Grasp, Project, Body, Situation, Grasp“Retirement revives the sorrow of parting, the feeling of abandonment, solitude and uselessness that is caused by the loss of some beloved person.” Simone de Beauvoir
Retirement Sorrow, Emotional Abandonment, Parting Reflection, Aging Solitude, Sorrow, Solitude
Simone de Beauvoir Retirement Sorrow, Emotional Abandonment, Parting Reflection, Aging Solitude, Sorrow, Solitude“The means, it is said, will be justified by the end; but it is the means which define it, and if it is contradicted at the moment that it is set up, the whole enterprise sinks into absurdity.” Simone de Beauvoir
Means And Ends, Ethical Reflection, Contradiction Challenge, Philosophical Inquiry, Action Consequences, Value Systems
Simone de Beauvoir Means And Ends, Ethical Reflection, Contradiction Challenge, Philosophical Inquiry, Action Consequences, Value Systems“Women’s mutual understanding comes from the fact that they identify themselves with each other; but for the same reason each is against the others.” Simone de Beauvoir
Women Dynamics, Female Bonds, Solidarity And Competition, Gender Relations, Understanding, Rivalry
Simone de Beauvoir Women Dynamics, Female Bonds, Solidarity And Competition, Gender Relations, Understanding, Rivalry“Life can’t be bought piecemeal; it has to be purchased in bulk- all or nothing. Only there isn’t time enough for everything, that’s the tragedy of it.” Simone de Beauvoir
Life Tragedy, All Nothing, Life, Tragedy, All, Nothing
Simone de Beauvoir Life Tragedy, All Nothing, Life, Tragedy, All, Nothing“However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be developed because of his or her social condition, because of the surrounding circumstances, these talents will be still-born.” Simone de Beauvoir
Talent Suppression, Social Condition, Circumstantial Impact, Development Block, Talents, Condition
Simone de Beauvoir Talent Suppression, Social Condition, Circumstantial Impact, Development Block, Talents, Condition