Quotes About Elegance

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.

Modularity is a clunky word for the elegant idea of big things made from small things. A block of Lego is a small thing, but by assembling more than nine thousand of them, you can build one of the biggest sets Lego makes, a scale model of the Colosseum in Rome. That's modularity.

He pointed out that the mattress in the master boudoir was handspring with each spring wrapped in cashmere It's like sleeping on air, Miss Williams, he said as he showed her the suite's 'menu of pillows' on a silver-embossed card As if she was the kind of woman who'd amputate her aspirations to become one of his decorative appendages She had to politely extricate herself from his intentions without jeopardizing the business

Mathematics, rightly viewed, posses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture.

A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

A ballet of nimble-footed waitresses moved among the tables

There are so many kinds of beauty-have you ever looked in a small hidden pool in a wood, Becky? It's full of beauty, but it's not in the least spectacular, only restful and quiet and never-endingly fascinating.

Those of us who believe in princesses are often laughed at. But I believe the world needs princesses and dukes and queens and kings. We need people who glitter and shine and make a room silent with their entrance. We need them the same way we need ice cream and soccer and music and stories. Oh, how we need stories.

The catsuit would hug her frame like steam on glass.

legs smooth as silk,

I've worn dresses from all different price ranges, and the thing that couture dresses have in common is that the fit is amazing.

Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we have is a kind of elegant messiness.

Beauty stops traffic.

My dad had a personal style which was very attractive. It was quite reserved and quite elegant, and it was infectious.

Lauren Bacall stands

I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.

There's nothing worse than an ostentatious shot. Or some lighting that draws attention to itself, and you might go, 'Oh, wow, that's spectacular.' Or that spectacular shot, a big crane move, or something.

I love it when a few simple ingredients come together on a plate, and I think, 'Wow, that's a dish.'

The Beckhams are really inspiring and have very elegantly risen to being the most powerful brand in the country. I'm sure a lot of couples look at that and say, 'Wow.'

I'd always loved strings. When I was in high school and saw strings playing on stage, an orchestra or a symphony, all those bows moving at the same time... wow.

I think the evening wear criteria is that they want to walk into the room and get that 'wow' factor.

Every time I tell someone that I'm doing 'Spooks,' they're like, 'Wow!' That's a guaranteed reaction. It's such a high-end show, it's so sexy and slick and smooth.

You can't beat a Diane Von Fostenburg wrap dress; I always tend to go for the wrap dresses with a little more structure. I also love Prada shoes.

Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty, and gravitas. What no one mentions is how wretched and painful it is to actually watch a former star gasp and sputter his way toward a legendary number.