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“Beauty is in the skin!”
Fatema Mernissi (1940–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We, who are baptised, must ask ourselves what we should do to make Christ present in Zambia. There is need to leave everything, our preferences and follow Jesus. To preach the good news of Jesus, to preach the beauty of our Catholic faith with courage and firmness and more especially with our lives.”
Julio Murat (born 1961) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ZAMBIA: Apostolic Nuncio Challenges the Faithful to be Missionaries (14 July 2017) AMECEA
“Flowers are a gift of the Creator and their beauty speaks a language all their own. To offer a flower is a sign of sharing and caring between the giver and the receiver.”
Ambrose Battista De Paoli (1934–2007) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A gift of flower seeds with a message from Papal Nuncio welcomes new born babies at Red Cross hospitals all over Japan (8 May 2004) Fides News Agency
“The West has beauty, a great cultural heritage, and enormous potential, but it must free itself from Anglo-Saxon hegemony.”
Nicolai Lilin (born 1980) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview with Diana Mihaylova (16 February 2024), "Lilin: 'Navalny? Nazista xenofobo. L'intervista a Putin di Carlson? Ha cambiato il mondo', Mowmag.it
“That's the beauty of the Democratic Party: they support the Nazis in Ukraine, but they call me a fascist because I went to Casapound.”
Nicolai Lilin (born 1980) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview with Alfonso Raimo (2 May 2024), "'Putin ha le sue ragioni, gli oligarchi filoatlantisti sostengono il nazismo ucraino'. Cronache dal mondo di Nicolai Lilin, candidato di Santoro", Huffingtonpost.it
“His moments of most sentimental recollection were when he thought of the beauty of the sausages he had manufactured.”
Randolph Bedford (1868–1941) said by 1941 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Where beauty moves, and wit delights and signs of kindness bind me There, O there! where’er I go I’ll leave my heart behind me.”
Thomas Ford (composer) first seen 1607 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Since first I saw your face", st. 3, in Music of Sundry Kinds (1607)
“Lent can be an opportunity to rediscover the beauty and joy of being a family and that every human person is called to be part of a family because the Creator wished mankind to be a family.”
Carlos María Franzini (1951–2017) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rafaela diocese devotes Lent to “Rediscovering the beauty and joy of being a family” and plans First Diocesan Family Meeting in October (6 March 2007) Fides News Agency
“Immortality In Sleeping Beauty's castle the clock strikes one hundred years and the girl in the tower returns to the world [unchanged]. ...fear persists, and... the anger that causes fear persists, ...its trajectory can't be changed or broken, only interrupted.”
Lisel Mueller (1924–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“which one of us, unless greatly lacking in responsiveness of heart and soul, can deny the beauty and aesthetic value art has so lavishly bestowed upon our lives? (p183)”
Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Go away, I'm busy writing about the beauty of motherhood."(4)”
Polly Dunbar (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A little vain we both may be, Since scarce another house can show, A poet, that can sing like me; A beauty, that can charm like you.”
Charles Hanbury Williams (1708–1759) said by 1759 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Ode on Miss Harriet Hanbury, at Six Years Old", st. 6, in Odes (1775), p. 23
“Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.”
Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650) said by 1650 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty is vain and charm is deceitful”
Barbara Asher Ayisi (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At a point I didn’t feel good about myself, I wasn’t very slim, I wasn’t rich and I wasn’t among the top students either. All I had was my artistic talent and creativity…It is of essence to develop what you have to make up for what you don’t have…Never rely on your looks; Beauty is Vain! It fades”
Barbara Asher Ayisi (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have to make conservation our number one priority if we are going to maintain Uganda’s beauty. Conservation is enshrined within the constitution and the laws.”
Maria Mutagamba (1952–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The beauty of democracy is that you learn to disagree to agree, you learn to make concessions, you learn to tolerate dissenting views.”
Della Sowah (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am attracted to beauty, culture and vibrancy of the human spirit. If something attracts you and resonates with your soul, I am a firm believer that you’ll do it.”
Barbara Minishi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So that’s how I had these piercings. My father said, ‘Don’t put in anything,’ he wanted them to close up. I said no. I didn’t want them to close up. Ya. So it used to be real beauty. You could only do it, say, from ten up to…round about twelve. If you were older than that, they would refuse.”
Rose Chibambo (1928–2016) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Women in Malawi’s history: Rose ChibamboMakewana's Daughters(June 9, 2015 )
“Always let you work on your inner temple, therein lies great beauty.”
Vito Mancuso (born 1962) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Vito Mancuso: “Lavorate sempre al vostro tempio interiore, lì c’è la grande bellezza”/BZ News24, Grand Orient of Italy, (November 5, 2023; in Italian)
“The beauty of storytelling or fiction is that all these things can be analysed within it. They say God is in the details. For that, you have to go down to the senses. What did I smell, hear, touch? By writing this down, we can make the reader also sense the same and experience the story from the inside out. The language that we use also adds another dimension to the story.”
Doreen Baingana (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“. "So, you're going to marry old Mrs. . Well, I think you're a dooced lucky fellah!" . "By Jove, I don't think the luck is all on my side! If she finds money, hang it, I find blood and—haw—beauty!”
John Leech (caricaturist) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Physics reveal the mathematical beauty of the universe at scales ranging from subatomic to cosmological.”
Farida Fassi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pastoral work demands time, catechesis, accompaniment. Now when I travel through the prelature of Juli I realise the need for evangelisation to make Christ and the beauty of the Christian life known. We must evangelise with perseverance.”
José María Ortega Trinidad (born 1950) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: We must evangelise to make known Christ and the beauty of Christian life” says the Bishop Prelate of Juli, a year after his installation in one of the poorest parts of Peru called the Rome of the Andes where the people …
“You were taught in the seminary that you've got to be a missionary to bring Christ to the people. Then you get here, and you find that Christ's already here, he's already with the people. You learn the beauty of the people. That's the most important thing of all.”
Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy (born 1943) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop Turley, Chicago native, receives award from Peruvian bishops (23 January 2019) Chicago Catholic
“... for sheer beauty, the , to my mind, between and , are infinitely more exquisite, with alternating well-watered s and and in the distance, than any part of .”
Gertrude Kingston (1862–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...that's the beauty of skateboarding, that it's for everybody... in whatever capacity you want to do it.”
Jeff Grosso (1968–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Grosso Forever: Loveletter to Jeff Grosso - April 2021
“The cathedral, which has a nave and four aisles, is remarkable for the exquisite style and ornateness of its decorations, the beauty of its altars, sacred vessels, and vestments, the present bishop having devoted great thought and expenditure to improvements of this kind, which increase the dignity of the service.”
Eulogio Gregorio Gillow y Zavalza (1841–1922) first seen 1913 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Archdiocese of Oaxaca (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia
“Winged soul of beauty, tropic in desire, Thy love seems alien in our northern zone; Thou giv'st to our green lands a burst of fire And callest back the fables we disown. The hot equator thou mightst well inspire, Or stand above some Eastern monarch’s throne.”
Joel Benton (1832–1911) first seen 1900 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: E. C. Stedman (ed.) An American Anthology (1900), p. 326
“I am an example of a woman who was destined to be just a beauty, queen, but through Sam Nujoma’s guidance I was able to contribute to the upliftment of underserved communities and education for children throughout Namibia since 1992.”
Michelle McLean (born 1972) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Former Miss Universe Michelle McLean says Nujoma motivated her to be more than a beauty queen; by Rinelda Mouton retrieved,20 February 2025
“There is relief in dwelling in a not-new picture, in embracing the foolishness of the formula, in discovering the beauty of each small detail that is woven into the picturesque whole. And while we are there, noticing the leaves, the clouds, the way the paint has described the folds of silk, perhaps something indescribable can be felt.”
Deborah Poynton (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Searching, I roamed the world—to arrive at the origin—at beauty—at truth—away from the lies of everyday—and my longing was burning hot—then the darkness opened up and I stood at the source of the Beginning—Paradise.”
Irma Stern (1894–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Shain, Milton; Pimstone, Miriam. "Irma Stern". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
“I know I’m different, I know my facial features are different, but to me that’s beauty”
Aweng Ade-Chuol wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are so many types of beauty that all deserve to be celebrated”
Khoudia Diop (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Where I’m from, beauty is not that important.We place a higher value on other things, like education. We focus more on that and moral values...and that’s it.It’s more important to be intelligent and educated”
Amilna Estêvão (born 1999) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Amilna Estevao,Apr 29, 2013,by lanvinray
“As a feminist I understand the necessity and beauty of women’s struggle for autonomy and choice, and the need to transform society for the benefit of all people. And I am re-born as a feminist every time I see a woman or girl resist social limitations and master the art of spreading her wings.”
Jessica Horn (born 1979) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jessica Horn Individual African feminists,2016 African Feminist Forum,by Lulu Kitololo Studio
“Yes! I think that’s the beauty of this episode. The stakes are lower because we’re looking for a missing racehorse (there’s still lots of danger though, never fear!) but we get to see this vulnerable side of Colter that he keeps pretty aggressively under lock and key.”
Sofia Pernas (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the most exciting aspects of the evolution of representing South Africa internationally is the inclusivity that encompasses the diversity of beauty”
Margaret Gardiner (Miss Universe) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty is the combination of mind, body, soul, the desire to be your best and bring out the best in others”
Margaret Gardiner (Miss Universe) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want them to know that there is beauty in independence. And independence doesn’t come cheap. They need to work very hard for it. They shouldn’t place their happiness into anyone’s hand.”
Caroline Esinam Adzogble first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Caroline Esinam Adzogble -24 Year Old, Leading an Education and Technology Revolution in Africa,May 4, 2016,By Lovelyn Okafor
“like everything else in life, what you’re bringing informs what you take from a beauty pageant. I was raised as a hard worker, fair and kind, and that’s what I think I brought to the pageant world.”
Wendy Fitzwilliam (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am accused of proposing a product that pushes women to conform to white standards of beauty ,”
“Some one has called flowers the poetry of earth. They are only its Lyrical poetry. Water is the grand Epic of creation; and there is not a human soul but feels the influence of its majesty, its power or its beauty.”
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879) said by 1879 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Though youth be past and beauty fled, The constant heart its pledge redeems, Like Box that guards the flowerless bed And brighter from the contrast seems.”
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879) first seen 1832 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Constancy"; Flora's Interpreter: or, The American Book of Flowers and Sentiments (1832), p. 27
“Rugged strength and radiant beauty— These were one in nature's plan; Humble toil and heavenward duty— These will form the perfect man!”
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879) first seen 1847 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Iron—A Poem", st. 6; Godey's Lady's Book, vol. 34, no. 1 (January 1847), p. 8
“Beauty was lent to nature as the type Of heaven's unspeakable and holy joy, Where all perfection makes the sum of bliss.”
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879) first seen 1850 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beauty"; The Poets' Offering (1850), p. 48
“We have many problems, but I'm trying to take people’s minds off it, like forget about the problems for once and just identify the beauty you know.”
Faithvonic (born 1995) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I just thought it was time,I loved what it stood for (beauty with a purpose) and I do like a challenge. It was also a means for mw to break out of my shell a little more”
Stellah Nantumbwe (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People could close their eyes to greatness, to horrors, to beauty, and their ears to melodies or deceiving words. But they couldn't escape scent. For scent was a brother of breath.”
Patrick Süskind (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Major Rutledge of the Buffs, Eton and Sandhurst as to intonation, millimetrically tooth-brushed as to moustache, Savile Row as to the quite dazzling sartorial perfection of his khaki drill, was so magnificently out of place in the wild beauty of the rocky, tree-lined bluffs of that winding creek that his presence there seemed inevitable.”
Alistair MacLean (1922–1987) said by 1987 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source