Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.

Simone de Beauvoir

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: January 9, 1908 - April 14, 1986

Topics

PowerManWhyWillHimAlways

I rarely know too much about anything I'm getting involved in.

Melissa Leo

Too MuchKnowAnythingInvolvedMuch

I grew up completely overwhelmed by TV, and part of the reason why I have gone into television is as a way to justify to myself all those wasted hours of watching TV as a kid. I can now look back and say, 'Oh, that was research.'

Matt Groening

MyselfResearchLookBackTelevision

My personal style: trenches, high-waisted pants, pantsuits, silks.

Sofia Richie

StylePersonalPantsPersonal Style

We're not in the business of shaping consumer demand. We respond to it.

Steve Largent

BusinessRespondDemandConsumer

I would rather have not gone through any of the litigation that I've had to go through.

Sienna Miller

GoThroughGoneWouldRatherAny

I'll take a certain concern of my own or a situation and try to frame it around a fictional story, but sometimes just straight-up autobiographical songs work well, and sometimes a story is better. I like stories. I like to hear them. I don't think there are enough of them in songs anymore.

Jason Isbell

WorkStoryThinkBetterEnoughTry

The whole time that I was doing the voice of Korra, I would always joke around saying that nobody's gonna give me a job as an action star or a hero. I just do silly comedy.

Janet Varney

TimeHeroJobMeActionSaying

The wretch who lives without freedom feels like dressing in the mud from the streets Those who have you, o Liberty, do not know. you. Those who do not have you should not speak of you, but win you.

Jose Marti

FreedomWinSpeakYouLibertyKnow

The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force to their well-meant endeavours, and raise them to public esteem.

Joseph Lancaster

YouthIntentionTeachersForceGive

As it is, the grotesque distortions of the global market mean that for every dollar the West dispatches to Africa in the form of aid, two dollars are clawed back through subsidies and tariff barriers: a monumental rip-off by the rich as they instruct the poor to accept 'free' trade or else.

Jonathan Dimbleby

FreeRichBackAcceptAfricaPoor

I grew up in London under Thatcher and that really was disgusting. A feeding frenzy.

Denise Mina

LondonUpFeedingDisgustingReally

When I look at a leader, I look at someone who is able to get exceptional performance out of others.

Debra L. Reed

LeaderPerformanceSomeoneLookOut

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