Simone de Beauvoir on Change

"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."
- Simone de Beauvoir (born on this date in 1908)

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January 9, 2014

“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.”– Simone de Beauvoir (born on this date in 1908)

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