Quotes About Beauty

Neighborhoods change. In some ways, it's part of the beauty of New York City. It's in a constant state of flux.

At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in 'Vogue' magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read 'The New York Times.' I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child.

Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: 'Nawal, why don't you get a facelift?' I tell them, 'I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?'

That's the beauty of living in New York City is that a good chunk of the media is here and willing to drink with you.

When you're a fledgling youth-type adult, it appears that all people in their 40s look old enough to be in a painting hanging on the wall of a stately home in England. It's not until you limp into your 70s that people in their 40s look too young to vote, and college cheerleaders closely resemble Yorkshire terriers.

The coniferous forests of the Yosemite Park, and of the Sierra in general, surpass all others of their kind in America, or indeed the world, not only in the size and beauty of the trees, but in the number of species assembled together, and the grandeur of the mountains they are growing on.

It is easier to feel than to realize, or in any way explain, Yosemite grandeur. The magnitudes of the rocks and trees and streams are so delicately harmonized, they are mostly hidden.

A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.

I am free to confess that I am disappointed with the Yosemite valley. It seems only about one-half as grand as the American Fork canyon.

I crave time in Yosemite like I crave food and water.

Every time I come, I'm still amazed at the breadth California has. Big Sur, Yosemite, the desert... I love it.

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by.

A beautiful face with a sexy body is a dime a dozen in showbiz. When you have magnetic personality, you beat everybody else.

When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it with you wherever you go.

Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.

Most importantly, if you feel sexy, you look sexy.

If you see with innocent eyes, everything is divine.

You don't have to be naked to be sexy.

If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.

There is no definition of beauty, but when you can see someone's spirit coming through, something unexplainable, that's beautiful to me.

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

This confidence is not something that happens overnight. I have been working on it for a long time. I look in the mirror and do affirmations: 'You are bold. You are brilliant. You are beautiful.' If my lower pooch is really popping out that day, I look at it and say, 'Pooch, you are cute!'

I'm not a stereotypically beautiful woman, and I'm so happy that I'm not. I've seen those ladies - the need to be attractive at all times is ghastly. Also, in your twenties, if you are beautiful, everything comes to you, so you never need to develop a personality. I never had that problem.