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Simone de Beauvoir

1908 - 1986

Simone de Beauvoir was a French writer, philosopher, and feminist activist. She is best known for her groundbreaking work "The Second Sex," which is considered a seminal text in the feminist movement, exploring the concept of woman as the "other" in a male-dominated society. Beauvoir's contributions to existentialism and her lifelong partnership with Jean-Paul Sartre have solidified her as a prominent figure in 20th-century philosophy and literature.

  1. Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.

    Simone de BeauvoirThe Second Sex, p. 189, 1949
    #capabilities#realization#manifestation

  2. 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 BeauvoirThe Coming of Age, p. 306, 1970
    #age#life#destiny

  3. Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

    Simone de BeauvoirThe Ethics of Ambiguity, 1947
    #change#action#urgency

  4. I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth — and truth rewarded me.

    Simone de BeauvoirMemoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, p. 529, 1958
    #truth#love#courage

  5. One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

    Simone de BeauvoirThe Ethics of Ambiguity, p. 142, 1947
    #value#compassion#relationships

  6. The duty to be alive is the same as the duty to become oneself, to develop into the individual one potentially is.

    Simone de BeauvoirThe Ethics of Ambiguity, p. 155, 1947
    #duty#individuality#development