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Quotes About Appearance

Bond mistrusted anyone who tied his tie with a Windsor knot. It showed too much vanity. It was often the mark of a cad. Bond
~ Ian Fleming
She has black hair, blue eyes, and splendid … er … protuberances. Back and front,' he added.
~ Ian Fleming
She had the gay, bold, forthcoming looks the Viennese are supposed to have and seldom do.
~ Ian Fleming
Mundus Vult Decipi
~ Ian Fleming
And if it's true that you are what you eat, then we're a herd of overfed slobs who consume mass quantities of fatty, over-salted, high-calorie processed garbage. Then we stare in the mirror, baffled at the sight of our expanding waistlines, thinking this sudden, inexplicable obesity can be cured by a miracle diet, power cleanse, or appearance on a weight loss reality show. America: pockets of intelligence in a large pair of fat pants. And
~ Ian Gurvitz
beauty, she had discovered occupied a narrow band. Ugliness, on the hand, had infinite variation.
~ Ian Mcewan
How do you feel?' Scared,' she said. 'Really scared.' But you don't look it.' I feel I'm shivering inside.
~ Ian Mcewan
And they became cool, even though they were both rather short. -p. 205
~ Ian Mcewan
Her forehead, so high and oval, reminded him of how Shakespeare was supposed to look. He was not certain how to put this to her.
~ Ian Mcewan
can't quite dispel the worthless notion that the very beautiful should live by other codes. For such a face as I've imagined for her there should be special respect.
~ Ian Mcewan
beauty, she had discovered, occupied a narrow band. Ugliness, on the other hand, has infinite variation.
~ Ian Mcewan
Above all, she wanted to look as though she had not given the matter a moment's thought, and that would take time
~ Ian Mcewan
and Fred Tackett. Suddenly a figure appeared before them. They had a moment to take him in. Early twenties, bright pink face, stringy, short leather jacket. Perhaps he wanted money.
~ Ian Mcewan
You're Mad Rogan! Leon burst out. Yes, Mad Rogan said, his voice calm. And you can break cities? Yes. And you have all this money and magic? Yes. Where was Leon going with this? My cousin blinked. And you look . . . like that? Mad Rogan nodded. Yes. Leon's dark eyes went wide. He looked at Mad Rogan, then glanced back at himself. At fifteen, Leon weighed barely a hundred pounds. His arms and legs were like chopsticks. There is no justice in the world! Leon announced.
~ Ilona Andrews
Does Curran not involve you in his strategic sessions?" Ghastek asked. "Nope, I'm just here to look pretty.
~ Ilona Andrews
Shave that jaw, brush that hair, tone down the crazy in the eyes, and he would have to fight women off with that crossbow.
~ Ilona Andrews
Amy, Elsie Moore said in her crackling voice, her gaze fixed on Declan. I want you to get me a new bear. A blond one.
~ Ilona Andrews
Beautiful I would never be. Striking, that I could manage.
~ Ilona Andrews
If he ever frosted his hair blue, he'd look like a gas burner.
~ Ilona Andrews
There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.
~ Zebulon Pike
The actors nowadays, both young men and young ladies, don't always wear their period clothes as well as they might. They tend to stomp around a bit in them.
~ Julie Harris
For one thing, vegetarians are, on average, fitter and trimmer than meat-eaters are, so the best thing that young people who want to look their best can do is to keep meat off their plates.
~ Amrita Rao
Europe to me is young people trying to appear middle-aged and middle-aged people trying to appear young.
~ Mike Myers
For young people, it doesn't matter so much, but when you're older, less is definitely more - too much make-up can give you the 'eccentric Aunt Sally' look!
~ Lulu