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

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Source : Simone de Beauvoir (1963). “Nature of the second sex”

Simone de Beauvoir

#Inspiring Quotes #Men Quotes #Males Quotes

“The barbarians of Germany had felt, and still dreaded, the arms of the young Caesar; his soldiers were the companions of his victory; the grateful provincials enjoyed the blessings of his reign; but the favourites, who had opposed his elevation, were offended by his virtues; and they justly considered the friend of the people as the enemy of the court.”
“When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.”
“It's not that I don't understand it. But people think if you speak with an English accent it somehow makes you smarter.”
“You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve,”
“And I am a weapon of massive consumption And it's not my fault, it's how I'm programmed to function.”

Source : Song: The Fear, Album: It's Not Me, It's You, 2009
“I don't want to be Carrie Bradshaw. I don't want the wedding to be bigger than Big. I'm just grateful to know that the first time I fell in love wasn't the last time.”
“-â€œSay no more,â€ Leif interrupted. â€œI understand. I will simply have to kill them all myself.â€ -"There he goes again. Iâ€™m telling you, Danny Elfman would love to get hold of those lines." -"Not John Williams?" -"If youâ€™ve got some hopelessly overmatched heroes fighting evil and some Imperial types marching, John Williams is your guy. You need a song to make people reach for a box of Kleenex, talk to Randy Newman. But if you want creepy atmospherics and spine-shivering chords to back up your casual death threats, you gotta bring in Danny Elfman.”
“I'm not a social friend of the Reagans. That's by their choice and by mine. They don't drink enough.”

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