Simone de Beauvoir Quotes
When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.
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The six people who had the biggest impact on my life were all women. Had I been sexist, my life would have been far less fulfilling.
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I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general.
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In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families.
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There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.
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If women had to promise to provide for a man for a lifetime before he removed his veil and showed her his smile, would we think of this as a system of female privilege?
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A lot of people have the misconception that, as a Muslim woman, I am somehow against women wearing bikinis. No, I want women to feel comfortable and confident in whatever they wear.
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Woman is the dominant sex. Men have to do all sorts of stuff to prove that they are worthy of woman's attention.
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In a country where women regard themselves as equal, they are not prepared to see men running the show themselves.
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Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?
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I don't believe in categorising a gender, as it makes for discord. People always say, 'That's what men are like' or, 'That's what women do'; I don't really feel that at all. I think that's because I have two fathers, three brothers, a husband and two sons. I'm surrounded by maleness, and I couldn't possibly summarise them into a type.
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Your results are very quantifiable. And nobody can take those results away from you. They are yours... All of that, I think, is very good for women.
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The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is not auto accidents or accidental drowning, but homicide.
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I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes.
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I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men?
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If men were basically evil, who would bother to improve the world instead of giving it up as a bad job at the outset?
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Men are more particular, and they're not going to grab something with a bodice-ripper cover on it.
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Even the holy men who lived before the coming of Christ understood that God had in mind plans of peace for the human race.
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I really think that women should be allowed to be more European, in this country.
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So long as the great majority of men are not deprived of either property or honor, they are satisfied.
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In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.
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Prayer is not a way of making use of God; prayer is a way of offering ourselves to God in order that He should be able to make use of us.
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You can't have a sustainable US economy without a great education system. Teach students to do the job right. You don't have an innovative economy unless you have a great education.
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It seems like cloud cuckoo land... If anyone is suggesting that I would go to Parliament and suggest the abolition of the pound sterling – no! … We have made it quite clear that we will not have a single currency imposed on us.
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When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.
