Simone de Beauvoir

Man is defined as a human being and woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.

The ambiguous nature of man reveals itself in the fact that he is both the subject and the object of his own action.

We must choose ourselves, as we are the ones responsible for our own existence.

The oppressed, having been denied rights, have a different perspective on the world.

One must choose oneself; one must create oneself.

Ambiguity is the foundation of human existence.

The liberation of women is the liberation of humanity.

Ambiguity is the fundamental quality of human existence.

We must choose ourselves; once we have chosen we are responsible for ourselves.

A man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.