Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. - Simone de Beauvoir

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There's one convenience about absolute power, that it sanctifies everything in the eyes of the people.

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In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation. - Simone de Beauvoir

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To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty. - Stieg Larsson

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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, indignation and compassion. - Simone de Beauvoir

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The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them. - Simone de Beauvoir

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One is not born a woman, but becomes one. - Simone de Beauvoir

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I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. - Simone de Beauvoir

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

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

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