925 private quotes tagged beauty

“I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.” — Aasif Mandvi

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“There's one more thing I want to say. It's a touchy subject. Black beauty. Black sensuality. We live in a culture where the beauty of black people isn't always as celebrated as other types. I'd like to help change that if I can!” — Jody Watley

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“Fashion is quite inclusive and good at embracing different things and different forms of beauty. It's a very liberal industry. You can be yourself. Just not overweight.” — Andrej Pejic

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“My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads of things that I liked about the movie, which made me opt for it.” — Natasha Henstridge

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“My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn.” — Bar Refaeli

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“My mum is my beauty icon, because she represents what I think beauty is.” — Bar Refaeli

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“I like to find the beauty in the ugly. When I'm in a thrift store, I gravitate toward pieces I know I'll wear a ton, and insane pieces that I'm sure most people would consider gross. But I find them inspiring. Our van is currently stocked with some of my random findings from this tour. Maybe I'll call my aesthetic 'van fashion.'” — Victoria Legrand

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“Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they are likely to lose standing in foundries or laundries all year round. There is no harder contest than the contest for bread, let me tell you that.” — Rose Schneiderman

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“Beauty is everything.” — Jorja Fox

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“Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it.” — Moses Mendelssohn

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“Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human.” — Luis Barragan

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“Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.” — Margot Asquith

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“I was always anti-marriage. I didn't understand monogamy. I couldn't figure out how that could last. And then I met Bryn and I started to understand the beauty of constancy and history and change and going on the roller coaster with someone - of having a partner in life.” — Maria Bello

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“The best beauty advice I ever received is to keep skin hydrated and limit harsh exposure to the sun. If you are set on the tanned look, there are plenty of great creams that will give you a healthy-looking glow.” — Erica Durance

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“The ever increasing spiritual damage caused by life within the big city will make this hunger practically uncontrollable when we build here on this the landscape of our homeland we must be clear that we will protect its beauty.” — Fritz Todt

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“I maintain my inner beauty by trying to lead a balanced life in general. I try to eat healthy foods, but... that doesn't mean I won't treat myself now and then! I work out almost every day, which gives me more energy and helps me feel stronger. I also try to be a genuinely good person to the people around me.” — Erica Durance

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“Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never gets boring.” — Christopher Lambert

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“Through my optimism I naturally prefer and capture the beauty in life.” — Leni Riefenstahl

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“Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.” — Brad Meltzer

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“Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.” — John Masefield

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“To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame to copy faults is want of sense.” — Charles Churchill

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“Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving.” — Paulina Porizkova

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“I feel fortunate that I'm not a beauty. I'm not a classic beauty. I feel it is harder for girls who are like that. There are fewer parts.” — Olivia Colman

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“Suddenly life has new meaning to me, there's beauty up above and things we never take notice of, you wake up suddenly you're in love.” — Billy Ocean

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“But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy.” — James Nasmyth

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