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Beauty Quotes

"This great handsomeness I took into myself later when he desired me, but I took it as one breathes air, or swallows a snowflake, or yields to the sun."

"This great handsomeness I took into myself later when he desired me, but I took it as one breathes air, or swallows a snowflake, or yields to the sun."

Anais Nin, American Author

Beauty, Desire, Nature, Life

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"True beauty lies in purity of the heart."

"True beauty lies in purity of the heart."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Beauty, Truth, Purity, Heart

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"You don't have to save the world, but you can be in the world-that's where the beauty comes from."

"You don't have to save the world, but you can be in the world-that's where the beauty comes from."

Daphne Zuniga, American Actress

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"I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie."

"I'd like to make really important movies, like American Beauty. I was really proud to be a part of that movie."

Allison Janney, American Actress

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"A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power."

"A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power."

George Meredith, English Novelist

Beauty, Power, Treasure, Witty

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"I hardly ever see your profile, but have I told you it's beautiful? - like the soft gentle lines of snow..."

John Geddes, Canadian Author

Beauty, Nature, Snow, Admiration

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"Humankind demonstrates an unerring ability to witness beauty. By observing nature's beauty and striving to create beautiful things, humankind brokers its own salvation."

"Humankind demonstrates an unerring ability to witness beauty. By observing nature's beauty and striving to create beautiful things, humankind brokers its own salvation."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Beauty, Nature, Observation, Creation

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"Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder."

"Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder."

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian Writer

Beauty, Truth, Competence, Eye

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"Venice is beautiful, but like a Bergman movie is beautiful; you can admire it, but you don't really want to live in it."

"Venice is beautiful, but like a Bergman movie is beautiful; you can admire it, but you don't really want to live in it."

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist

Beauty, Venice, Admiration, Life

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"I will find once again the light of your beauty - your colored windows in the night..."

"I will find once again the light of your beauty - your colored windows in the night..."

John Geddes, Canadian Author

Beauty, Light, Poetry, Night

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"Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing."

"Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing."

James Caan, American Actor

Beauty, Deep, Party, Skin

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"Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally."

"Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally."

Donna Rice, American Celebrity

Beauty, Friends, World

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"Love is the beauty of the soul."

"Love is the beauty of the soul."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Beauty, Love, Soul

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"People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap."

"People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

Beauty, People, Act, Acting

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"Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon."

"Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon."

Andre Gide, French Novelist

Beauty, Love, Old, Pity

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"The awesomeness of God is that even in the works of the Beach Boys, Beatles, etc., the beauty of the music is a mere reflection of what God does everyday. He creates music of all kinds and moods."

"The awesomeness of God is that even in the works of the Beach Boys, Beatles, etc., the beauty of the music is a mere reflection of what God does everyday. He creates music of all kinds and moods."

John Foster, British Architect

Beauty, Music, God, Beach

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"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

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"When I tried to play something and screwed up, I'd hear some other note that would come into play. Then I started trying different things to find the beauty in it."

"When I tried to play something and screwed up, I'd hear some other note that would come into play. Then I started trying different things to find the beauty in it."

Dimebag Darrell, American Musician

Beauty, Play, Trying

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"I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within."

"I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within."

Titus Maccius Plautus, Roman Poet

Beauty, Character, Fortune, Jewels

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"Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful."

"Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

Beauty, Wealth, Fame

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"We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains."

"We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains."

Roy Barnes, American Politician

Beauty, Climate, Mountains, State

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"Perfect health, like perfect beauty, is a rare thing; and so, it seems, is perfect disease."

"Perfect health, like perfect beauty, is a rare thing; and so, it seems, is perfect disease."

Peter Latham, English Athlete

Beauty, Health, Disease

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"A rainbow is a storm's masterpiece."

"A rainbow is a storm's masterpiece."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Beauty, Rainbow, Storm, Masterpiece, Art

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"The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong because of weakness."

"The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong because of weakness."

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English Poet

Beauty, Force, Right, Weakness

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"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic. World's had to be in travail, that the meanest flower might blow..."

"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic. World's had to be in travail, that the meanest flower might blow..."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Beauty, Suffering, Creation

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"I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China."

"I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China."

Jung Chang, British Writer

Beauty, Home, Contrast, Past

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"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

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"The concept of active cooperation has taken the place of opposition to the new form of government and of dreamy resignation entranced with the beauty of times past."

"The concept of active cooperation has taken the place of opposition to the new form of government and of dreamy resignation entranced with the beauty of times past."

Gustav Stresemann, German Politician

Beauty, Government, Cooperation, Opposition

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"Beauty, more than bitterness, makes the heart break."

"Beauty, more than bitterness, makes the heart break."

Sara Teasdale, American Author

Beauty, Heart, Bitterness

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"I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation."

"I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation."

Vladimir Kramnik, Russian Celebrity

Beauty, Chess, Expectations, Rules

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"Daylight reveals color; artificial light drains it."

"Daylight reveals color; artificial light drains it."

Helena Rubinstein, Polish Businessman

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"Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me."

"Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me."

Lindsay Lohan, American Actress

Beauty, Nature, Confidence, Grace

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"We need a balanced, long term energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and preserve the beauty of the land we love."

"We need a balanced, long term energy policy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and preserve the beauty of the land we love."

Heather Wilson, American Politician

Beauty, Love, Policy, Dependence

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"Beauty is a precious trace that eternity causes to appear to us and that it takes away from us. A manifestation of eternity, and a sign of death as well."

"Beauty is a precious trace that eternity causes to appear to us and that it takes away from us. A manifestation of eternity, and a sign of death as well."

Eugene Ionesco, French Dramatist

Beauty, Death, Causes, Eternity

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"Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun."

"Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun."

John Dryden, English Poet

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"Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of standards, and of cross-platform code. I don't have to run your OS, and you don't have to run mine, and we can use the same applications anyway!"

"Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of standards, and of cross-platform code. I don't have to run your OS, and you don't have to run mine, and we can use the same applications anyway!"

Jamie Zawinski, American Scientist

Beauty, Linux, Software

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"You will also allow me to thank the Academy for inviting me to lecture in Stockholm, for its hospitality, and for the opportunity afforded me for admiring the charm of your people and the beauty of your country."

"You will also allow me to thank the Academy for inviting me to lecture in Stockholm, for its hospitality, and for the opportunity afforded me for admiring the charm of your people and the beauty of your country."

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian Scientist

Beauty, People, Opportunity, Charm

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"By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower."

"By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower."

Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet

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"I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?"

"I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?"

Jean Kerr, American Playwright

Beauty, Being, Deep, Nonsense

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"The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process."

"The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process."

Barbara Coloroso, American Educator

Beauty, Power, Barbara Colorose

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"The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot."

"The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

Beauty, First, Man, Woman

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"If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either."

"If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either."

Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

Beauty, Food, Earth, End

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"The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer."

"The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer."

Joan Collins, American Actress

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"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity."

"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity."

Ruby Dee, American Actress

Beauty, Courage, Strength, Dignity

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"Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation."

"Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation."

Joseph Joubert, French Writer

Beauty, Feelings, Grace, Manners

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"Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it."

"Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it."

Van Morrison, British Musician

Beauty, Performance

3

"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

3

"The real beauty of it - key to my life was playing key chords on a banjo. For somebody else it may be a golf club that mom and dad put in their hands or a baseball or ballet lessons. Real gift to give to me and put it in writing."

"The real beauty of it - key to my life was playing key chords on a banjo. For somebody else it may be a golf club that mom and dad put in their hands or a baseball or ballet lessons. Real gift to give to me and put it in writing."

Vince Gill, American Musician

Beauty, Dad, Life, Mom

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"If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire of the Elizabethans, the correct taste of the Georgians, and the refinement and pure ideals of the Victorians."

"If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire of the Elizabethans, the correct taste of the Georgians, and the refinement and pure ideals of the Victorians."

H. P. Lovecraft, American Novelist

Beauty, Englfire, Ideals, Taste, World

3

"This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign."

"This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign."

Teri Hatcher, American Actress

Beauty, First, Old, Years

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