697 Quotes by Simone de Beauvoir

Those interested in perpetuating present conditions are always in tears about the marvelous past that is about to disappear, without having so much as a smile for the young future.

The individuals who seem to us most outstanding, who are honored with the name of genius, are those who have proposed to enact the fate of all humanity in their personal existences.

The way I approached a question, my habit of mind, the way I looked at things, what I took for granted - all this was myself and it did not seem to me that I could alter it.

If you haven't been happy very young, you can still be happy later on, but it's much harder. You need more luck.

It is perfectly natural for the future woman to feel indignant at the limitations posed upon her by her sex. The real question is not why she should reject them: the problem is rather to understand why she accepts them.

Buying is a profound pleasure.

We belong to this earth. Now I can see the truth ... I love you on this earth of ours. Love me, do!

Cooking is revolution and creation ...

That a whole part of the middle class detests me... is utterly normal. I would be troubled if the contrary were true.