Simone de Beauvoir Quotes

Quote Image
BackgroundBackgroundBackgroundBackgroundBackground

Information


Philosopher | January 9, 1908 - April 14, 1986
Cite This Page: Citation

Quotes to Discover

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already—Mom's spaghetti
Eminem
E-literature is certainly a broader concept than e-poetry, but it can also be limiting: like Verlaine in a famous line from his Art Poétique, one might conclude: et tout le reste est e-littérature, to emphasize the imponderable specificity of poetry.
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Quote Image
Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès.
Fazıl Say
The religion of Mecca in Muḥammad’s time was far from simple idolatry. It resembled much more a form of the Christian faith, in which saints and angels have come to stand between the worshippers and God.
Ibn Tufayl
The religion of Mecca in Muḥammad’s time was far from simple idolatry. It resembled much more a form of the Christian faith, in which saints and angels have come to stand between the worshippers and God.
Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq
Quote Image
Sometimes, when I get nervous, I stick my hands under my armpits and then I smell them like this!
Katherine Graham
Jack: Ah, bon soir. S'il vous plait, je voudrais un verre de lait au chocolat et une soupe de oignon et un sandwich avec... How do you say grilled cheese? [mumbled French on from the phone] Merci, exactement, merci beaucoup.
Irrfan Khan
Having to read a footnote resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.
Noël Coward