“All my writing is about the recognition that there is no single reality. But the beauty of it is that you nevertheless go on, walking towards utopia, which may not exist, on a bridge which might end before you reach the other side.”
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“I thought it might be a good move to get into a beauty contest so I tried for Miss Pennsylvania and won. I think that helped me get noticed, at least by the people of Pennsylvania.”
“The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it.”
“What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness.”
“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.”
“A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits.”
“Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114.”
“A representative is free delivery she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch.”
“The game in beauty is changing so much, if your product isn't high tech or can't make a unique performance claim - plump your lips, reduce your lines, look glossy, and stay on for 24 hours - you can't go to market today. I'm not just talking about a $20 lipstick, but a $5 lipstick!”
“There are two ways to worry words. One is hoping for the greatest possible beauty in what is created. The other is to tell the truth.”
“I think the 1970s will always be the decade for me. Obviously, I grew up in that era, but the beauty standard was touchable, kissable.”
“Faith goes out through the window when beauty comes in at the door.”
“Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former.”
“Power and beauty come from a very deep place.”
“Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.”
“Wigs have always been a part of my life and have become a staple accessory in my closet. I can remember being a little girl and hearing all the commotion in my house from my mom, aunts and grandmother when picking out their wigs for the day. It was such a good time for them and part of their everyday beauty routine.”
“I think we should all be tolerant of each other and embrace each others' strengths and differences and uniqueness and beauty.”
“I have girls who are concerned about how they look compared to models or what have you. It's my responsibility to teach them that beauty is more than superficial.”
“I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy a strength a secret cup of gladness.”
“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.”
“My idea of beauty is somebody that doesn't have to try too much, someone who is effortless and fresh.”
“A supermodel needed to be able to be on 'Sports Illustrated,' to be able to walk runways, to be able to do beauty ads, to be on covers. And the girls now can no longer be on covers and be in the ads because your actresses have taken over all the jobs. I don't know what happened, but we want our jobs back.”
“Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.”
“There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.”