Atheism, a religion dedicated to its own sense of smug superiority. ― Stephen Colbert

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Art is an attempt to integrate evil. - Simone de Beauvoir

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Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying. - Simone de Beauvoir

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If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. - Simone de Beauvoir

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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me. - Simone de Beauvoir

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Envy is a declaration of inferiority.

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When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior. - Simone de Beauvoir

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Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. - Simone de Beauvoir

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In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation. - Simone de Beauvoir

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In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. - Simone de Beauvoir

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