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“I saw the opportunity to show the beauty in the culture and show that these words sound magical. We’re so used to using Latin, but if J.K. Rowling saw magic in that, you can see magic in your own culture. And if you can see it, you can help other people to see it.”
Tomi Adeyemi (born 1993) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On showcasing the Yoruba culture in Children of Blood and Bone in “Meet Tomi Adeyemi: the politically-charged author you need to know about in 2019” in Harper’s Bazaar (2019 Mar 26)
“The rhythm of life here is different from that of Nigeria. I really liked the efficiency and accessibility of things here, the educational opportunities. And I was touched by the beauty and tolerance it has taken to fashion America. But, for instance, the thing about old people staying in "homes" away from home blew my mind. As did how little Americans know or want to know about life elsewhere…”
Uwem Akpan (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If God has bestowed beauty upon her, it will prove her greatest curse. That which commands admiration in the white woman only hastens the degradation of the female slave. I know that some are too much brutalized by slavery to feel the humiliation of their position; but many slaves feel it most acutely, and shrink from the memory of it.”
Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There should be beauty in "process," whether it is harvesting with intelligence, whether it is the use of recycled materials, or whether it is observing energy efficiency.”
Winona LaDuke (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The idea of beauty being white, that is another enlightenment idea, actually, an 18th-century idea by another German, named Winckelmann, who's the father of art history”
Nell Irvin Painter (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The ‘pretty privilege’ can give you access to spaces, just like your able body gives you access. But it makes impossible beauty standards for many other trans girls who are struggling with that right now.”
Janet Mock (born 1983) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the beauty standards still imposed on trans women in “Janet Mock: ‘I’d never seen a young trans woman who was thriving in the world – I was looking for that’” in The Guardian (2018 Apr 15)
“Beauty, suffering, power and culture are all related. We cannot tear away from reality. It is better to live with all things, then to cut ourselves off and fester in a segmented mind.”
Juan Felipe Herrera (born 1948) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the role of beauty in poetry in “Poetry is Built for Compassion: An Interview with Juan Felipe Herrera” (Humanities Institute, UC Santa Cruz; 2019 Feb 27)
“People like to hold onto life in many ways, but everything is transitory. This is it, right now. Youth doesn’t last forever, beauty doesn’t last forever, so appreciate it for the moment.”
Gronk (artist) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the loss of site-specific artwork in “Gronk by Marisela Norte” in BOMB Magazine (2007 Jan 1)
“I wanted with all my heart to paint the drama of my country but by thoroughly expressing the Negro spirit, the beauty of the [visual] art of the blacks.”
Wifredo Lam (1902–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On seeing poverty and corruption in Cuba in “Wifredo Lam: the unlikely comeback of the Cuban Picasso” in The Telegraph (2016 Aug 31)
“Why should films not be used for Irish-Ireland purposes and for the proper appreciation of scenery and beauty?”
Timothy Quill (1901–1960) first seen 1943 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Irish Independent (1943)
“You can always find a shock of beauty or meaning in what life you have left.”
“Leaning into the subject of suffering, leaning into the subject of mortality, was directly therapeutic for me. It wasn’t an intellectual interest or a recreational thought...Getting through my day required me to lean into it, and that’s where I just saw all this beauty that comes from it.”
BJ Miller (born 1971) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On learning to deal with suffering in “How Nearly Losing His Life Made This Author Embrace Death” in HuffPost (2019 Aug 14)
“Beauty, which the mirror of creation was beautifying, with a hundred thousand suns each atom caressing, despite its great glory was behind the unseen's veil... it did not know itself until humanity was blossoming.”
Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1644–1721) said by 1721 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Spitfire and the Porsche and the battleship have something of perfection in their design. They are anonymous in their beauty, like the fleur-de-lys, and compelling, like heraldic ciphers of the 20th century.”
Brian Clarke (1953–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are the Roots of the tree on which you flourish. Go on rejoicing in your beauty! But remember there is this difference between us that with every autumn the old Leaves die, and with every spring new Leaves are born; but if the Roots once perish neither you nor the tree can live at all.”
Ivan Krylov (1769–1844) said by 1844 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The truth is that sci-fi and fantasy have many more similarities than differences. They have the same goal: both strive to create ethereal, free worlds of the imagination from which readers can derive the shocks and delights of beauty. (Personally, I’ve never thought it’s sci-fi’s job to represent reality or human nature.) The only difference between the two is the source of their imaginings.”
“…When I ask myself what beauty is in my eyes, the answer is that I would prefer not to have eyes. I would prefer not to have flesh, I would prefer to be dust, free of the whole thing altogether…”
Akwaeke Emezi (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair. My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough. To me locs are a symbol of beauty and strength, almost like a lion’s mane.”
Zendaya (born 1996) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: What makes Zendaya a great celebrity". Vox. (Jul 15, 2019).
“no matter how bleak a society is or how totalitarian a regime is or a person's circumstances, one of the things that we all want as humans is affection and love and to find some beauty in our lives. (NPR, 2022)”
Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Her beauty is best experienced in the dark.”
Ron English (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[If evolution had been guided, the Earth would have become] the abode of a vast diversity of creatures dwelling in concord (instead of) a place of mixed character, where beauty and ugliness, peace and fear, happiness and horror, mingle together in the most perplexing contrasts.”
Alexander Skutch (1904–2004) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Imperative Call", American Birds, Vol. 47, Iss. 1 (Spring 1993), p. 32
“A woman’s beauty lies in her piety and loyalty. When a man leaves the house, he leaves his trust, wealth, love and respect in her hands and if she opens that up to another man, then I’m sorry to say, I don’t consider that a woman but rather a non-woman”.”
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rigorous presentation of the facts, however conditional and lacking in beauty they may be, is without question the supreme law.”
Leopold von Ranke (1795–1886) said by 1886 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘Gesch. der Röm. und Germ. Völker’, p. vii, quoted in Edward Gaylord Bourne, ‘Leopold Von Ranke’, The Sewanee Review, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Aug., 1896), p. 390
“Doth Nature know our dream, or is the mind A passing breath her beauty leaves behind?”
Thomas Gordon Hake (1809–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I live way out in the country, so there's not a lot of people around to remind me. And my friends don't think of me as `Kim Novak' anymore anyway. It's like they forgot, too. And so it's nice. I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips.”
“… It’s exciting to dress up in gorgeous clothes and to feel sexy and to look sexy. It’s wonderful, but it’s a trap. You become satisfied with that being enough, then later in life it isn’t enough. So many people, once they got older and were no longer looked at for their beauty, just fell apart”
Kim Novak (born 1933) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On feeling like she would have lost herself had she remained in Hollywood in “‘I had to leave Hollywood to save myself’: Kim Novak on art, bipolar, Hitchcock and happiness” in The Guardian (2021 Feb 15)
“The more beauty we can see, the more we evolve. The more we evolve, the higher we vibrate.”
James Redfield (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hope is the vision of God in His perfect Beauty.”
Al-Qushayri (986–1072) said by 1072 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is common to all the divine Attributes is that they are modes through which the Essence can interact with the temporal world. The Attributes of God can be divided into two types: Attribues of Majesty that mediate the power and wrath of God, and Attributes of Beauty that convey the grace and mercy of God.”
Ruzbihan Baqli (1128–1209) said by 1209 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Spiritual Guide should be perfect, well versed in the vicissitude of the mystic path, and firmly established in his high state. He should be a man who has experiences both the horror of God's Majesty and the delight of His beauty.”
Makhdoom Sharfuddin Ahmed Yahya Maneri (1263–1381) said by 1381 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty and ugliness are manifestations of the self-The lovely colorless is in each color.”
Khwaja Ghulam Farid (1845–1901) said by 1901 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I see and appreciate beauty in my weird little way. It’s easy to buy presents or make romantic gestures, but the more simple things demonstrate you really know someone – that’s what I find sexy and romantic. Being romantic is knowing what makes the person you love happy.”
Liv Tyler (born 1977) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Liv Tyler reveals what she finds sexy and romantic about husband David Gardner (February 10, 2019)
“The first thing I noticed about the Executive Dining Room was its beauty... The second thing... was the seating arrangement. In my family, you could always gauge your worth by where you were seated...”
Mary L. Trump (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There's still so much we don't know about these creatures. But if glitter worms teach us anything, it's that even in the harshest places there is still wonder and beauty. Times are tough, but never forget the awe and majesty of life on this strange blue planet.”
Rebecca Helm first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a Twitter post, quoted in Newly discovered 'glitter worms' dance and fight one another underwater (May 14, 2020) by ,
“What I find so inspiring is that, in the localization movement, communities around the world are rebuilding truly healthy economies by diversifying. Those are like little diamonds in the landscape, aren’t they, of beauty and joy....”
Helena Norberg-Hodge (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A woman may be married either for her money, her reputation, her beauty, or her religion; then look out for a religious woman, for if you do marry other than a religious women, may your hands be rubbed with dirt”
Thomas Hughes (priest) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music is like food. It is necessary for me to stay alive. It is a fundamental part of being a human being. It is sustenance, full of different flavors, full of culture and beauty... I also just really love food, so, this is my analogy, I guess.”
Emily Blue (born 1994) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Champaign-Urbana Smile Politely, 2016
“I have always found poetry and beauty in the church attributing central stage to a female presence who works on our behalf. I am a devotee of the Virgin to whom I always dedicate part of my prayers.”
Andrea Bocelli (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is pretty much one of those roles that had me pinching myself all the way through the shoot. I got to shoot a big-budget, shamelessly old-fashioned romantic epic set against one of the most turbulent times in my native country's history, while, at the same time, celebrating that country's natural beauty, its people, its cultures... I'll die a happy man knowing I've got this film on my CV.”
Hugh Jackman (born 1968) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Big Down Under". Evening Herald. (11 December 2008).
“I know that there is absolute purpose in every season. That my heart is being molded. That God has a plan for our family far more perfect than I could ever envision...a God who creates beauty from ashes.”
Kaitlin Vilasuso (born 1986) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Instagram Post (August 19, 2020)
“I’m not there now to represent beauty; I’m there to represent a different dream. It may be defined as joyfulness; life goes on and there are many chapters. I think that’s why they keep me.”
Isabella Rossellini (born 1952) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On what she feels like she symbolizes now for Lancôme in “Isabella Rossellini: ‘Ageing brings a lot of happiness. You get fatter – but there is freedom’” in The Guardian (2020 Oct 13)
“Prayer alone can teach us to concentrate again, can lead us to absolute trust in God, and make our minds ready for other essential things . . . for the contemplation (not mere observation) of beauty.”
Caryll Houselander (1901–1954) said by 1954 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It seems a law of fallen nature that life must always come to its being through darkness, and this makes us even more aware of its beauty. Dawn is lovelier because it comes after night, spring because it follows winter.”
Caryll Houselander (1901–1954) said by 1954 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lots of angled struts, planes of glass and random spikes. It was, as architectural theorists like to say, a bold statement and the statement was: “Fuck truth and beauty. We’ve got money and loads of it.”
Ben Aaronovitch (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art thou a type of beauty, or of power, Of sweet enjoyment, or disastrous sin? For each thy name denoteth, Passion flower! O no! thy pure corolla's depth within We trace a holier symbol; yea, a sign 'Twixt God and man; a record of that hour When the expiatory act divine Cancelled that curse which was our mortal dower. It is the Cross!”
Sir Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Baronet (1788–1846) said by 1846 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Song of Faith, Devout Exercises and Sonnets, "The Passion Flower"; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 581.
“The Peace and Beauty of any Society is Dependent Upon Justice and Honesty at all Levels.”
Mirza Masroor Ahmad (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We're all star stuff', I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all.”
Mira Furlan (1955–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Of true benevolence, its charms divine, With other motives to call forth its power, And its grand triumphs, multiplied beyond All former bounds, in this its golden age, Humbly I sing, awed by the holy theme; A theme exalted, though as yet unsung, In beauty rich, of inspiration full, And worthy of a nobler harp than that From which heroic strains sublimely sound.”
Carlos Wilcox (1794–1827) said by 1827 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The beauty of being a Catholic is, this is not the last time I will ever see my mother, we will be together again, there’s just this period where she’s not here, and so it’s not the most desperate feeling. It’s pretty bad, but it’s not the worst.”
Patricia Heaton (born 1958) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Patricia Heaton's Catholicism Helped Her Cope with Her Mom’s Death: ‘We Will Be Together Again’ (May 17, 2018)
“One side of the soul is carried away by the passionate part in man, and we are then captivated by the good things of this life, but the other side of the soul frequently delights in the activity of the intellect and, as a result, when we practice self-restraint, the intellect longs to pursue heavenly beauty.”
Diadochos of Photiki (400–486) said by 486 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source