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Beauty Quotes

"The beauty on the inside, will determine the ugly on the outside."

"The beauty on the inside, will determine the ugly on the outside."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Beauty, Character, Appearance, Self

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"I'm still figuring out why people would want to look at me. Maybe it's generic beauty, but it's weird to be valued for something I was born with."

"I'm still figuring out why people would want to look at me. Maybe it's generic beauty, but it's weird to be valued for something I was born with."

Josie Maran, American Model

Beauty, People, Want

10

"Life is beauty simply breathing."

"Life is beauty simply breathing."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Beauty, Life, Breath, Existence

10

"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

10

"So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the separation of the layers between service and technology."

"So as I look at transitioning to the communication platforms of the future, I see that the beauty of Internet protocols is you get the separation of the layers between service and technology."

Michael K. Powell, American Politician

Beauty, Technology, Communication, Future

9

"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

9

"Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty."

"Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty."

Galileo Galilei, Italian Scientist

Beauty, Facts, First, Will

9

"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

9

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."

John Muir, American Environmentalist

Beauty, Nature, Soul, Strength

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"To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense."

"To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense."

Charles Churchill, English Poet

Beauty, Fame, Faults, Sense

9

"We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life."

"We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life."

David Amram, American Composer

Beauty, Dreams, Life, Love

9

"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

9

"What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible."

"What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible."

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian Novelist

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"The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired."

"The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired."

Gustave Courbet, French Artist

Beauty, Power, Expression

9

"Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal."

"Heat cannot be separated from fire, or beauty from The Eternal."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

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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

9

"My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy. Those qualities were greatly lacking."

"My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy. Those qualities were greatly lacking."

Christopher Meloni, American Actor

Beauty, Life, Wife, Daughter

9

"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time."

"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time."

David Allan Coe, American Musician

Beauty, Time, Building, Will

9

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

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

Alex Comfort, American Author

9

"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

9

"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

9

"I'm only wanted by directors for the image I give off, and it makes me angry. I always wanted to be an actor and not a beauty pageant winner."

"I'm only wanted by directors for the image I give off, and it makes me angry. I always wanted to be an actor and not a beauty pageant winner."

Jude Law, British Actor

9

"Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind."

"Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind."

James Hillman, American Psychologist

Beauty, Depression

9

"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."

"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, British Poet

Beauty, Truth, Hope, Eyes

9

"Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first."

"Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first."

Paul Klee, Swiss Artist

Beauty, First, Light, Shame

9

"Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics."

"Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics."

Godfrey Harold Hardy, British Mathematician

Beauty, First, Mathematics, Ugly

9

"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

9

"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few."

"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American Writer

9

"A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you."

"A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

9

"It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of masculine beauty is Satan, as portrayed by Milton."

"It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of masculine beauty is Satan, as portrayed by Milton."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

9

"Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man."

"Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man."

Edward Steichen, American Photographer

Beauty, Feelings, Wealth, Confusion

9

"Sometimes the beauty is easy. Sometimes you don't have to try at all. Sometimes you can hear the wind blow in a handshake. Sometimes there's poetry written right on the bathroom wall."

"Sometimes the beauty is easy. Sometimes you don't have to try at all. Sometimes you can hear the wind blow in a handshake. Sometimes there's poetry written right on the bathroom wall."

Ani DiFranco, American Musician

Beauty, Poetry, Right, Wind

9

"I sincerely feel that beauty largely comes from within."

"I sincerely feel that beauty largely comes from within."

Christy Turlington, American Model

9

"I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty."

"I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty."

Zoe Saldana, American Actor

Beauty, Age, Experience, Wisdom

9

"A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever."

"A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever."

Helen Rowland, American Writer

9

"There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty."

"There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

Beauty, Soul, Nothing

9

"It is now time to reverse the trend we have seen developing over the years, that of beauty at all costs and health will take care of itself."

"It is now time to reverse the trend we have seen developing over the years, that of beauty at all costs and health will take care of itself."

Bill Munson, American Football Player

Beauty, Health, Time, Care

9

"Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand."

"Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand."

Donald Norman, American Scientist

Beauty, Pleasure

9

"Blanche talks about aging, and why should she be considered poor, because physical beauty is transitory and fading and she has such richness of the soul. I think that speech is so beautiful, and so telling and so true."

"Blanche talks about aging, and why should she be considered poor, because physical beauty is transitory and fading and she has such richness of the soul. I think that speech is so beautiful, and so telling and so true."

Delta Burke, American Actress

Beauty, Soul, Poor, Richness

9

"Music, art, theater. I'm just a big fan of beauty."

"Music, art, theater. I'm just a big fan of beauty."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Beauty, Art, Music, Theater

9

"Beauty is less important than quality."

"Beauty is less important than quality."

Eugene Ormandy, American Musician

Beauty, Quality

9

"Beauty is a fragile gift."

"Beauty is a fragile gift."

Ovid, Roman Poet

9

"One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness."

"One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness."

Miriam Beard, American Author

9

"Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld."

"Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld."

Martha Beck, American Author

Beauty, Being, Eye, Feeling

9

"There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday."

"There is no racial or ethnic involvement in Thanksgiving, and people who may be very distant from the Christian system can see the beauty and the positive spirit that comes from the holiday."

John Clayton, American Journalist

Beauty, People, Positive, Christian

9

"I find it incredibly amazing how at every sunset, the sky is a different shade. No cloud is ever in the same place. Each day is a new masterpiece. A new wonder. A new memory."

"I find it incredibly amazing how at every sunset, the sky is a different shade. No cloud is ever in the same place. Each day is a new masterpiece. A new wonder. A new memory."

Sanober Khan, Indian Businessman

Beauty, Change, Memory, Wonder

9

"So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women."

"So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women."

Harriet Beecher Stowe, American Author

Beauty, Women, Girls, Old

9

"No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight."

"No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight."

Jean Toomer, American Author

Beauty, Eyes, Sight

9

"Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves."

"Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves."

Karl Kraus, Austrian Writer

Beauty, Jealousy

9

"Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels'hierarchies? and even if one of thempressed me against his heart: I would be consumedin that overwhelming existence. For beauty is nothingbut the beginning of terror, which we still are just able to endure,and we are so awed because it serenely disdainsto annihilate us. Every angel is terrifying."

"Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels'hierarchies? and even if one of thempressed me against his heart: I would be consumedin that overwhelming existence. For beauty is nothingbut the beginning of terror, which we still are just able to endure,and we are so awed because it serenely disdainsto annihilate us. Every angel is terrifying."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Beauty, Angels, Fear, Awe

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