Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

I was very fond of Lagneau’s phrase: “I have no comfort but in my absolute despair.

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• Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

  

  Finley Peter Dunne
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• I never do anything out of my comfort zone.

  

  Danica Patrick
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• Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.

  

  Mahalia Jackson
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• I am all about comfort and whatever comes along with comfort. I wear a lot of sweats. But I'm also very preppy naturally.

  

  Yara Shahidi
  • Comfort
  • Preppy
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• I like stepping out of my comfort zone.

  

  Rachelle Lefevre
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• I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.

  

  Harold MacMillan
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• The phrase 'teen hottie' literally makes me want to throw up.

  

  Lorde
  • Up
  • Teen
  • Throw

• We comfort ourselves by reliving memories of protection.

  

  Gaston Bachelard
  • Memories
  • Comfort
  • Protection

• How could I have known how much it meant for her to see a patch of blue sky, to observe the flying seagulls, or how important that chestnut tree was to her, when she had never shown an interest in nature before. But once she felt like a caged bird, how she longed for it. Even just the thought of the open air gave her comfort, but she kept all these feelings to herself.

  

  Otto Frank
  • Important
  • She
  • Nature

• Familiar things are a comfort to us all.

  

  Andy Rooney
  • Comfort
  • Familiar
  • Familiarity

• Ninety to ninety-five percent of people will withdraw to the comfort zone when what they try doesn't work. Only that small percentage, 5 or 10 percent, will continually improve themselves; they will continually push themselves out into the zone of discomfort, and these are always the highest performers in every field.

  

  Brian Tracy
  • People
  • Work
  • Trying

• Well first of all, I think the phrase 'jump the shark' has jumped the shark. I read it in every article and I think that when Fonzie actually jumped the shark, 'Happy Days' was on the air for another five years.

  

  Lisa Edelstein
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  • Air
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• The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.

  

  Adolf Loos
  • People
  • World
  • Work

• The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.

  

  Adolf Loos
  • Work
  • Art
  • House

• Governments have a favorite phrase: 'lean and mean.' But they've been made very, very fat for corporate interests.

  

  Vandana Shiva
  • Interests
  • Governments
  • Phrase

• Whether we love humanity or not, we must realize that we are part of it. My future depends entirely on the future of humanity, and so I am compelled to take care of humanity. That is why being compassionate is actually in my own best interest. And a symptom of my own peace of mind is that I can share comfort with others around me.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Mind
  • Why
  • Future

• Who would attain to summits still and fair,Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.

  

  Ella Wheeler Wilcox
  • Stills
  • Despair
  • Nerves

• The Element is about discovering your self, and you can't do this if you're trapped in a compulsion to conform. You can't be yourself in a swarm.

  

  Ken Robinson
  • Comfort
  • Element
  • Compulsion

• Have a policy of pre-emptive forgiveness. Refuse to get offended by petty things. Make a decision early on to cut the other person some slack in everyday life. Then you can take comfort in knowing they'll do it for you, as well. Accepting each other, flaws and all, is what love is all about.

  

  Gaelen Foley
  • Persons
  • Everyday
  • Cutting

• If Islam opposes terrorism, then Saudi Arabia should announce that no one supportive of ISIS or Al Qaeda is welcome in Mecca to make Hajj.

  

  Bob Enyart
  • Terrorism
  • Welcome
  • Announce

• My point is is that if you are ever comfortable you're not growing and if, unless you are completely out of your depth, your creativity of whatever you are producing, you will never know how strong your stroke it.

  

  Kate Tempest
  • Strong
  • Growing
  • Creativity

• Yes, I do believe that there is a cause and effect and a ripple effect upon everything everybody does, and they have positive consequences and negative consequences. If you start to focus on the kind of minutia of that, it's really quite extraordinary.

  

  Kiefer Sutherland
  • Believe
  • Focus
  • Positive

• I was very fond of Lagneau’s phrase: “I have no comfort but in my absolute despair.

  

  Simone de Beauvoir
  • Comfort
  • Despair
  • Phrase