925 private quotes tagged beauty

“One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has most.” — Walter Pater

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“I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.” — Herbie Hancock

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“But the beauty of Einstein's equations, for example, is just as real to anyone who's experienced it as the beauty of music. We've learned in the 20th century that the equations that work have inner harmony.” — Edward Witten

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“Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time.” — Frank Norris

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“My quick beauty tip is always have a tinted gloss of some kind to give you some color even if you have no makeup on.” — Rachel Bilson

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“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

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“I think beauty comes from within, and society paints a ridiculous picture.” — Rachel Bilson

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“My unusual beauty tip is that I often use Vaseline to take my make up off. It works great and is good for sensitive skin.” — Rachel Bilson

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“I have no right to beauty. I had been condemned to masculine ugliness.” — Renee Vivien

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“I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.” — Lisa Bonet

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“People see you as an object, not as a person, and they project a set of expectations onto you. People who don't have it think beauty is a blessing, but actually it sets you apart.” — Candice Bergen

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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.” — Clay Aiken

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“All things are perceived in the light of charity, and hence under the aspect of beauty for beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love.” — Evelyn Underhill

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“Physical beauty isn't so impressive to me.” — Dita Von Teese

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“I really believe that beauty comes from health - sensible eating and exercise.” — Dita Von Teese

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“As a girl, you're supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin?” — Ellen Page

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“My beauty icons are women whose images are self-created.” — Dita Von Teese

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“My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain.” — Justin Cronin

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“I think the beauty looks I most regret are those I was persuaded into.” — Dita Von Teese

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“The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.” — Edwin Way Teale

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“Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.” — Vladimir Kramnik

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“I do not see any beauty in self-restraint.” — Mary MacLane

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“The more people explore the world, the more they realize in every country there's a different aesthetic. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.” — Helena Christensen

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“Beauty comes from the inside.” — Kathy Ireland

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“The South is very beautiful but its beauty makes one sad because the lives that people live here, and have lived here, are so ugly.” — James Baldwin

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