"Self-consciousness is not a matter of being aware of oneself, but of being aware of oneself as a being-in-the-world."

"To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future."

"The greatest scandal of the world is the one we are all guilty of: the fact that we are born."

"A woman is not born, but made."

"The greatest danger for women is that they are so often brought up to believe that they are inferior to men."