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Simone de Beauvoir

Quote of Simone de Beauvoir - One is not born, but rather...


Biography - Simone de Beauvoir:

French writer, intellectual and philosopher.
Born: 1908 - Died: 1986
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: France
France

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.


Note 

Note





One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
On ne naît pas femme : on le devient.

German
Man wird nicht als Frau geboren, man wird es.




See also 

See also...



Man is not born, but made man.

One is not born, but rather becomes, free.




Quotes for: Woman


Quotes

Quotes about woman:


In fact, as a woman, I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.





Never forget that it will be enough for a political, economic or religious crisis for the rights of women to be called into question. These rights are never acquired. You will have to remain vigilant throughout your life.





No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.





No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.





Within the given world, it is up to man to make the reign of freedom prevail; to carry off this supreme victory, men and women must, among other things and above and beyond their natural differentiations, affirm their brotherhood unequivocally.





The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.











Quotes

Simone de Beauvoir also said...


Harmony between two individuals is never granted - it has to be conquered indefinitely.





I accept the great adventure of being me.





Never forget that it will be enough for a political, economic or religious crisis for the rights of women to be called into question. These rights are never acquired. You will have to remain vigilant throughout your life.





The present is not a potential past; it is the moment of choice and action.





To will oneself free is also to will others free.





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












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