“At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman.”
— Honore de Balzac
Author: Honore de Balzac
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What is sacred among one people may
“What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty.”
— Hu Shih
Author: Hu Shih
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Let me tell you something – being
“Let me tell you something – being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.”
— Halle Berry
Author: Halle Berry
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The beauty of this country and what
“The beauty of this country and what people participate in is the competitive nature that we allow to exist and the fact is that we are better because we have great competitors.”
— Lee Scott
Author: Lee Scott
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My mother always called me an ugly
“My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.”
— Hedy Lamarr
Author: Hedy Lamarr
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A beauty is a woman you notice;
“A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.”
— Adlai E. Stevenson
Author: Adlai E. Stevenson
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Most sets of values would give rise
“Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty.”
— Stephen Hawking
Author: Stephen Hawking
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Beauty will be convulsive or will not
“Beauty will be convulsive or will not be at all.”
— Andre Breton
Author: Andre Breton
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Beauty is altogether in the eye of
“Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder.”
— Lew Wallace
Author: Lew Wallace
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What is important, then, is not that
“What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.”
— Walter Pater
Author: Walter Pater
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She gave up beauty in her tender
“She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.”
— Christina Rossetti
Author: Christina Rossetti
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