Simone Weil (3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943) was a French philosopher, Christian mystic, and political activist.
More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. Use this quote
To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. Use this quote
Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty. Use this quote
In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. Use this quote
The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know. Use this quote
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice. Use this quote
The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. Use this quote
A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war. Use this quote
What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. Use this quote
To write the lives of the great in separating them from their works necessarily ends by above all stressing their pettiness, because it is in their work that they have put the best of themselves. Use this quote
