Quotes About Liberation

La raison profonde qui à l'origine de l'histoire voue la femme au travail domestique et lui interdit de prendre part à la construction du monde, c'est son asservissement à la fonction génératrice.

To reject the notions of the eternal feminine, the black soul, or the Jewish character is not to deny that there are today Jews, blacks, or women: this denial is not a liberation for those concerned but an inauthentic flight.

He forgets that every goal is at the same time a point of departure and that human freedom is the ultimate, the unique end to which man should destine himself.

Resistance put up by the old capitalist paternalism prevents this equality from being concretely achieved: it will be achieved the day this resistance is broken down.

É pela convergência destes dois factores - participação na produção e libertação da escravatura da reprodução - que se explica a evolução da condição da mulher.

During the nineteenth century, woman in her turn is freed from nature; she wins control of her body. Relieved of a great number of reproductive servitudes, she can take on the economic roles open to her, roles that would ensure her control over her own person.

Their behavior is defined and can be judged only within this given situation, and it is possible that in this situation, limited like every human situation, they realize a perfect assertion of their freedom. But once there appears a possibility of liberation, it is resignation of freedom not to exploit the possibility, a resignation which implies dishonesty and which is a positive fault.

In 1949 Beauvoir could see that women would be able to shed their old skins and cut their own clothes, only 'if there is a collective change' (see here).

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

What people call woo-woo is transcending logic and tuning in to the voice of your spirit, your true Self, your Divine personal power. We all need a little woo-woo to rise above the fray of an ordinary life of struggle and survival, to free ourselves from the tyranny that comes with endlessly trying to figure things out, and to happily get on our way to living a life of wonder, grace, and flow.

As we become less afraid, we become more dangerous. Patriarchy can exist only so long as women are afraid.

Sense has taken a back seat for now. Alcohol is in charge of talking. And Alcohol says, 'Woo! Anything goes!

Death the deliverer freeth all at last.

AnioÅ'y przychodzÄ… po to, byÅ›my mogli uciec z tych piekieÅ' i uwolni? siÄ™ od naszych wyjÄ…cych demonów. AnioÅ'y przychodzÄ… powiedzie? nam, ?e jesteÅ›my wolni, ?e nie powinniÅ›my ?y? w strachu i nienawiÅ›ci

Because that day with Willem, I may have pretended to be someone named Lulu, but I had never been more honest in my life. Maybe that's the thing with liberation. It comes at a price.

Life forgets me but will not let me forget Holds me down and tells me that I'm free.

The very things in your life that seem to be depressing and oppressing you right now are going to be the means by which you set yourself free.

When you open up to awareness, it frees up your whole life.

I could step out of this sad life like it's an old sorry dress.

Open up your plans and damn you're free!

It was really impulsive. I was just like, I'm cutting it! And then it was just all gone.

I feel a lot of life in me and a lot of creative energy and I think it's better suited somewhere it can run free.

Life is too short to be on a diet.

I'm just going to go live life. I'm going to go enjoy life. I have nothing left to hide. I am kind of a free person, a free soul.