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Beauty Quotes

"Sculpture is the art of the intelligence."

"Sculpture is the art of the intelligence."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Beauty, Art, Intelligence, Sculpture

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"Italian men are beautiful in the same way as French women, which is to say - no detail spared in the quest for perfection."

"Italian men are beautiful in the same way as French women, which is to say - no detail spared in the quest for perfection."

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist

Beauty, Perfection, Culture, Identity

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"Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness...except possibly when it comes to you."

"Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness...except possibly when it comes to you."

Suzanne Collins, American Novelist

Beauty, Strength, Perception, Self-Worth

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"This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended."

"This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended."

Pam Grier, American Actress

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"Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself."

"Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself."

L. Wolfe Gilbert, American Songwriter

Beauty, Life, Nature, Secrets

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"To find beauty, look above the boundaries of conformity."

"To find beauty, look above the boundaries of conformity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Beauty, Conformity, Boundaries, Perception

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"It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony."

"It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony."

Benjamin Britten, English Composer

Beauty, Music, Nature, Love

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"She is beautiful like an angel, charming like a fairy and sweet like honey."

"She is beautiful like an angel, charming like a fairy and sweet like honey."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Beauty, Love, Charm

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"A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant."

"A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant."

Hazrat Inayat Khan, Indian Clergyman

Beauty, Work, Gratitude, Life

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"There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone's spirit coming through, something unexplainable, that's beautiful to me."

"There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone's spirit coming through, something unexplainable, that's beautiful to me."

Liv Tyler, American Actress

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"The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal."

"The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Beauty, Superiority, Wealth, Fame

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"I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty."

"I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty."

Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist

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"Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer."

"Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American Writer

Beauty, Day, Flowers, Prayer, Quiet

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"There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight."

"There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight."

Gertrude Jekyll, British Celebrity

Beauty, Impression, Delight, May

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"Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me."

"Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me."

Stephen Collins, American Actor

Beauty, People, Right

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"Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a 'universal' without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere."

"Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a 'universal' without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere."

Chaim Potok, American Author

Beauty, Home, Patriotism, People

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"The beauty of having a producer is that you have someone who says, You're finished."

"The beauty of having a producer is that you have someone who says, You're finished."

Sheryl Crow, American Musician

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"It seems like the chaos of this world is accelerating, but so is the beauty in the consciousness of more and more people."

"It seems like the chaos of this world is accelerating, but so is the beauty in the consciousness of more and more people."

Anthony Kiedis, American Musician

Beauty, People, Chaos, Consciousness

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"Are we changing the idea of what beauty is? Let's hope so. I'm not the typical Hollywood beauty. Let's hope we're looking at the insides of people a little more."

"Are we changing the idea of what beauty is? Let's hope so. I'm not the typical Hollywood beauty. Let's hope we're looking at the insides of people a little more."

Anne Heche, American Actress

Beauty, People, Idea, Hope

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"Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other."

"Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other."

Marcus V. Pollio, American Architect

Beauty, Appearance, Being, Taste

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"Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful."

"Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

Beauty, Character, Courage, Discipline

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"I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation."

"I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German Philosopher

Beauty, Creation, Ugly

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"Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together."

"Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together."

Petrarch, Italian Poet

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"Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity."

"Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity."

Pindar, Greek Poet

Beauty, Necessity

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"It's just poetry, beauty and love. How hard can that be to act?"

"It's just poetry, beauty and love. How hard can that be to act?"

Robin Wright Penn, American Actress

Beauty, Love, Poetry, Act

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"I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here."

"I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here."

Clay Aiken, American Musician

Beauty, Hair, Trying

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"Then Christ shall be clothed with all the beauty of the elect as if with a long tunic variously adorned, in which He shall shine as if covered with all manner of precious stones."

"Then Christ shall be clothed with all the beauty of the elect as if with a long tunic variously adorned, in which He shall shine as if covered with all manner of precious stones."

Saint Sequoyah, Italian Saint

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"I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose."

"I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

Beauty, Purpose, Patience, Question

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"I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older - until I drop dead of beauty."

"I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older - until I drop dead of beauty."

Rufus Wainwright, Canadian Musician

Beauty, People, Will

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"Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone."

"Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone."

Redd Foxx, American Actor

Beauty, Deep, May, Skin

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"A women's greatest asset is her beauty."

"A women's greatest asset is her beauty."

Alex Comfort, American Author

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"After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood."

"After all, I don't see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American Writer

Beauty, Miracles

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"I'm 40 and I just got my first beauty campaign with Clairol Nice and Easy."

"I'm 40 and I just got my first beauty campaign with Clairol Nice and Easy."

Teri Hatcher, American Actress

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"There is a kind of beauty in imperfection."

"There is a kind of beauty in imperfection."

Conrad Hall, American Artist

Beauty, Imperfection

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"Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong."

"Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

Beauty, Attitude, Fashion, Want

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"One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well."

"One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well."

Ed Rendell, American Politician

Beauty, People, Development, State

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"Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon."

"Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon."

Tia Carrere, American Actress

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"When you are balanced and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out."

"When you are balanced and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Beauty, Body, Mind, Needs

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"We didn't have a beauty shop as I grew up."

"We didn't have a beauty shop as I grew up."

Jenifer Lewis, American Actress

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"This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile."

"This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile."

Wislawa Szymborska, Polish Poet

Beauty, Waking, World

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"I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form."

"I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form."

Joan Crawford, American Actress

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"My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India."

"My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India."

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American Musician

Beauty, Travel, Athens, Europe

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"Exuberance is beauty."

"Exuberance is beauty."

William Blake, English Poet

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"We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides."

"We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides."

Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese Author

Beauty, Darkness, Light, Shadows

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"Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments."

"Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments."

Munshi Premchand, Indian Writer

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"And at five o'clock in the morning we left to drive to Old Tucson, and I sat with my mouth open in the van. I was stunned by the beauty of that country."

"And at five o'clock in the morning we left to drive to Old Tucson, and I sat with my mouth open in the van. I was stunned by the beauty of that country."

Erika Slezak, American Actress

Beauty, Country, Old, Open

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"The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back."

"The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back."

Dale Carnegie, American Writer

Beauty, Clothes, Expression, Woman

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"Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it."

"Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it."

William Wycherley, English Dramatist

Beauty, Ugly, Wit, Woman

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"Beauty is not just physical."

"Beauty is not just physical."

Halle Berry, American Actress

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"I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside."

"I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside."

Faith Hill, American Musician

Beauty, Life, Problems

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