#beauty

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."

"You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful."

"A pure heart is superlatively rare and even more attractive."

"It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness."

"Anya looked upon Nin admirably. Having him as a partner-in-crime—if only on this one occasion, which she hoped would only be the start of something more—was more revitalizing than the cheap thrills of a cookie-cutter shallow, superficial romance, where the top priority was how beautiful a person was on the outside."

"Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second."

"Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping."

"The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture."

"Don't get me wrong, I admire elegance and have an appreciation of the finer things in life. But to me, beauty lies in simplicity."

"Always expect that something beautiful and wonderful will happen to fill life with beauty."

"I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty."

"A flower blossoms for its own joy."

"The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them."

"There are only four times a year I love you: summer, fall, winter, and spring. I'll love you until the sun stops shining, until the clouds dissipate, when Mount Everest no longer has snow, and the flowers stop blooming.-Jarod Kintz and Karen Quan"

"The beauty of collaboration between older and younger generations is that we combine strength with wisdom—a surefire way to accomplish more for the glory of God."

"Her beauty took my breath away, and allowed the spring breeze to fill my lungs with honeysuckle, jasmine, and desire."

"Automobiles have always been part of my life, and I'm sure they always will be. What is it about them that moves me? The sound of a great engine, the unity and uniqueness of an automobile's engineering and coachwork, the history of the company and the car, and, of course, the sheer beauty of the thing."

"Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful."

"The level of consciousness defines the beauty of our lives."

"Poetic inspiration is all around us, and it surrounds us like silent music that makes our hearts vibrate. Any time you give or receive love, you are a part of a living poem."