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“I’m often inspired by the everyday beauty and resilience of black and brown families caught up in deeply challenging circumstances. I wanted to capture this ordinary beauty in its variations and intensity.”
David Chariandy (born 1969) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the inspiration for his novel Brother in “Interviews: David Chariandy” in BookPage (2018 Aug 1)
“The making of a picture involves two processes: a taking in of the impression and giving out of it by the visible expression. (....) The degree of beauty in a picture depends upon the feeling for beauty in the artist and his power to express it.”
Alma Thomas (1891–1978) said by 1978 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The use of color in my paintings is of paramount importance to me. Through color I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness in my painting rather than on man's inhumanity to man.(...) My goal was not to offend the beauty in nature, but rather to share with others those aspects of it that have given me so much joy.”
Alma Thomas (1891–1978) said by 1978 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We can't do it yet but the role of the Ninth Insight is to help create that confidence. The Ninth Insight is the insight of knowing where we are headed. All the other insights create a picture of the world as one of incredible beauty and energy, and of ourselves as increasing our connection with and thus seeing this beauty.”
James Redfield (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The more we narrow the definition of beauty, the more beauty we shut out of our lives.”
Jim C. Hines (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I look for beauty and a pleasing aesthetic within the most mundane, most banal and try to find beauty. As horrible as those places are, you still get it and think it’s sort of cool. The goal is to experience it cinematically and in person and bathe in it.”
Bo Welch (born 1951) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bo Welch On Designing The “Grotesquery” Look of Unfortunate Events. ( June 7, 2018)
“Beauty is not subjective. We all know where tourists like to take photos and it is not the Australian suburbs. [...] building ugly is not an economic necessity and that beauty pays. We also know that local traditions and strong, unique character draw both tourists and new residents. But none can tell the country nor even the continent from looking at our new inner-city buildings.”
Jiri Lev (born 1979) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview for Architecture Au, 2025.
“My idea of beauty is as much about the inside as the outside. I think it’s about self-care, it’s about creativity. If we feel good, we look good. Being allowed to take time to nurture yourself in whatever way you need is what beauty is about. So that could be putting on a nourishing face mask, or reading a book, or experimenting, or being creative with your makeup.”
Gemma Chan (born 1982) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gemma Chan on How to Be a Better Ally and Skincare as Self-Care" in Byrdie (24 May 2021)
“Outer beauty without inner beauty is hideous.”
Hossein Nuri (born 1954) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Turning Fear Into Power (2014) by Linda Sartor, p. 181
“But as you grow up, you understand more about what beauty is. It’s not just about the outside. Your look changes depending on your confidence, and then your beauty changes.”
Liu Wen (model) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: China’s First Supermodel on Changing Standards of Beauty" in The Cut (1 March 2016)
“I would not write if I weren’t in search of beauty, if I was doing it only to advance a cause. I care deeply about my subjects, but I want to be consumed by figures of beauty, by story and character. It must be about perfection. Like a basket-maker or a weaver or a hair-plaiter, you are aware of what you are trying to accomplish from the first sentence”
Yvonne Vera (1964–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remembering Yvonne Vera,1 August 2012
“Become lover. Think both the worlds beauty of the Beloved and think own self the beauty of the Beloved.”
Bu Ali Shah Qalandar (1209–1324) said by 1324 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am sure... I don't remember who said that "beauty would always win"? Who said these words? (Yanukovych misquoted Dostoyevsky's Idiot; the original was: "beauty will save the world")”
Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“a true beauty, real and lasting, [is] achieved by a healthy diet, without eating meat or drinking alcoholic beverages, by practicing gymnastics and taking walks in the open air, not a fictitious beauty such as that of adornment, without which, she is no longer herself.”
Luisa Capetillo (1879–1922) said by 1922 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty isn’t what you think I should look like, or what you say I should be. Beauty is simply ME.”
Zainab Balogun (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I am left with a rose in my hand, let it die It's the beauty in forgotten love And I don't care if you don't understand why I cry It's the beauty in forgotten love”
Aurora (singer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wanted to do a project that was digestible for everyone. The idea was to do a video that showed beauty in Muslim women. Just because you’re wearing a hijab doesn’t mean you’re scary. It is not about race. It’s not about religion. It’s not about clothes. It’s about beauty.”
Adesuwa Aighewi (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Like twinned with unlike is beauty's shock. And beauty...is eternal.”
Cynthia Ozick (born 1928) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dictation: A Quartet (2008), "Dictation
“If I could only have seen her when I was a young man! The contemplation of her beauty might have changed my whole life. Beauty can do that, can’t it?”
Charles G. Finney (1905–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty starvation is almost as widespread as love starvation. Often we do not realize that this is what we are hungry for. In our world of traffic jams and artificial flowers we are so far removed from the pure experiences of our senses that we do not even realize our deprivation. (16: "AS IF FOR THE FIRST TIME, or Five Minutes of Beauty a Day")”
Laura Huxley (1911–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Choose to see beauty. Watch a puppy's antics. Do not think of how he will look or behave when he is a grown dog. Look at him now, look at him fully, look at him so completely that there is no room in your mind for anything except this puppy, this moment. (16: "AS IF FOR THE FIRST TIME, or Five Minutes of Beauty a Day")”
Laura Huxley (1911–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ingenuously made pomp of their native beauty, and it is told of Aisha (she was shei of Muslim time, of the first however) who, reproached by her husband for not wearing a veil, replied: "God has marked me with the seal of beauty, and it 77].”
Italo Pizzi (1849–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The work succeeded in justifying the fame of the great artist among the Paduans and universally seemed worthy of rivaling the most illustrious masterpieces of Greco-Roman art. The horse especially is of surprising beauty, full of vigor and pride; even the bronze casting was of extraordinary precision and beauty. (p. 45)”
Guido Carocci (1851–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The beauty of Totò is the beauty of Naples. Naples, it's easy to say, looks like a city, but it's not, it's a nation, it's a republic. [...] The admiration I have for the Neapolitan people comes precisely from this love for Totò. [...] Naples is the mystery of life, good and evil are confused, however they pulsate. [...] I was influenced by the existence of Totò in all forms, for me he was a myth.”
Lucio Dalla (1943–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“An image depicts younger members of society helping a young bride as she walks the short distance to her new home. They carry small cases, some are relatives, wrapped in newly printed fabric to represent the brides family. Other images reveal the beauty of our attire, our traditional dress, Jewellery and the beauty of our landscape.”
Eku Edewor (born 1986) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘This is about Culture Not Colour’! Eku Edewor & Team Respond to Criticism of ‘Heritage’ Shoot, BellaNaija, March 4, 2015.
“Without an allegiance to beauty, art degenerates into a caricature of itself. It is beauty that animates aesthetic experience, making it so seductive; but aesthetic experience itself degenerates into a kind of fetish or idol if it is held up as an end in itself, untested by the rest of life.”
Roger Kimball (born 1953) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Experiments Against Reality: The Fate of Culture in the Postmodern Age (ed. Ivan R Dee, 2000)
“All good art is art devoted to beauty, yes, but beauty is what enhances our humanity, our capacity for love and empathy, for kindness and compassion for our fellow beings regardless of color or tribe or religion.”
Femi Osofisan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sit here, now, and look. The water, the surf, the colors on the shore. You think they make the beauty of the tropical sea, aye, lad? They do not. 'Tis the knowledge of what lurks below the surface of it, that awful-looking thing, as you call it, that carries death with every move that it makes. So it is, so it is with all beauty. So it is with Mexico. I hope you never forget it.”
James M. Cain (1892–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In our desire to see our own beauty acknowledged, we forget that the beauty regime is an oppressive construct designed to keep women in a state of heightened insecurity.”
Emma Dabiri (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe in the beauty of diversity and the empowering message that a girl who started from the bottom can become an international beauty symbol. And be living proof that our dreams are valid and the future ahead of us is bright. Thank you L’Oréal Paris, we’re all worth it.”
Maria Borges (born 1992) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maria Borges Is L'Oreal's Newest Face: 'I Believe in the Beauty of Diversity;By JILLIAN RUFFO,UPDATED OCTOBER 26, 2020
“Beauty depends more upon the movement of the face than upon the form of the features when at rest. Thus a countenance habitually under the influence of amiable feelings acquires a beauty of the highest order, from the frequency with which such feelings are the originating causes of the movement or expressions which stamp their character upon it.”
Anna Maria Hall (1800–1881) first seen 1842 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to "Mrs. S. C. Hall" in M. M. Ballou (ed.) Treasury of Thought, 7th ed. (Boston, 1881), p. 164. Actually by Sarah Stickney Ellis, The Daughters of England (London and Paris, [1842]), p. 174
“Remember human nature, Monsignor. After all, it was only intense self-importance that used to make men say that they were independent of exterior beauty. It's far more natural and simple to like beauty. Every child does, after all.”
Robert Hugh Benson (1871–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I sat on the beauty industry trade board CEW and I saw so much innovation in beauty.”
Nancy Cruickshank wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All of us contribute to that beauty of the world, and there is no one standard for beauty.”
Cashmere Nicole first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Why the Motto 'Better Not Bitter' Changed Everything for Beauty Bakerie Founder Cashmere Nicole May 7, 2020
“I was aware of the e-commerce in US so we thought if we could marry e-commerce with the problems of Indian beauty industry and come up with a multi-brand retailer having a focus to deliver beauty experience to e-commerce will be the right way to go ahead”
Falguni Nayar (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Outer beauty is good for greetings but inner beauty is good for sustainability.”
Ruth Thomas wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So, in my journey of finding my voice to speak up against racism I began to decolonise my mind, unlocking the shackles, and unlearning the belief of looking at Eurocentric beauty as the standard for beauty”
Zulaikha Patel (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My passion lies in cultivating a safe, loving and supportive home life for my children. One that I dreamed of as a child. In business my passion is to grow a beauty business by women for women, that offers simple beauty solutions that fit into their lifestyles. One of my biggest passions is always to finish what I start. It’s one of the key drivers that have gotten me to where I am today”
Ayanda Thabethe (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am really interested in the beauty of these paintings and the dark tales that they often depict, and this battle between aesthetic beauty against the dark truth of human behaviours.”
Anna Woodward (1868–1935) said by 1935 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wurtzbach shared an encouraging message to Filipinas as a beauty icon and role model. Pia Wurtzbach tells Pinays they can define beauty, confidence 'on their own terms'. ABS-CBN. Retrieved December 16, 2025.”
Pia Wurtzbach (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty can be a curse. Sometimes, beauty can destroy relationships.”
Pilar Pilapil (born 1950) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Pilar Pilapil on beauty: ‘It can be a curse’. Cebudailynews. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
“Beauty is not really about the face. It’s really about you — how you see the world, how you give back and how to be kind. That is what beauty is to me.”
Judy Ann Santos (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty, especially Filipina beauty, is not a performance—it’s a presence.”
Angel Aquino (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Physical beauty is part of the package, but real beauty is inside.”
Andi Eigenmann (born 1990) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . Andi Eigenmann on beauty: "What matters most is who you are". 23 February 2011.
“Tito Boy, because I'm a beauty queen — Little Miss Philippines — so it's really hard to have the image of a beauty queen, it's hard to shape that.”
Ice Seguerra (born 1983) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ice Seguerra recalls ‘laos ’ phase: It made me stronger, DIRECT LINE - Boy Abunda - The Philippine Star 3 November 2022.
“• Let the future historian, if he will, add beauty of expression and the charm of polished diction to this plain, unpretentious narrative. The beauty of truth satisfied the author's wish; he strove for nothing more.”
George Francis Houck (1847–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I realized we can never please everyone whatever we look anyway. I'm just hoping we can learn to appreciate beauty in its most natural form. I won't be pressured to be the beauty that society is dictating us to be!”
Xia Vigor (born 2009) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Child star Xia Vigor encourages young girls to embrace their natural beauty ABSCBN, 2 July 2020.
“I must say invest in skincare really because beauty comes from within because makeup is just to enhance your beauty, not to veil it.”
Rita Daniela (born 1995) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How to save a lot from beauty products: Rita Daniela shares secrets Daily Tribune, 1 September 2025.
“Beauty is always in style — whatever beauty means to you personally — and it's different for everybody, but it's something that's always going to be there in our lives. It's how we deal with it that matters.”
Elle Fanning (born 1998) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Radloff, Jessica (June 23, 2016). "Elle Fanning on Why She Doesn't Go by Her Real First Name, The Neon Demon, and So Much More". Glamour.
“[[Sustainability|[S]ustainability]] is... harmony with nature, with the sociocultural context, [and] with the (the users). ...[I]t's ...doing things with love and care, and not just ...on a formal level [to] solve a problem... [[Beauty|[B]eauty]]... is an expression of love and... sustainability is a synonym of beauty.”
Anna Heringer (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source