Surely being a Professional Beauty - let alone an ageing one - is one of the most insecure and doomed careers imaginable. Julie Burchill on beauty
I've always thought of beauty therapy, 'alternative' treatments and the like as the female equivalent of brothels - for essentially self-deceiving people who feel a bit hollow and have to pay to be touched. Julie Burchill on beauty
These women whose antics we smirk at good-naturedly in the pap-traps put themselves out there at least partly on their beauty they are in showbiz, and showing what they've got is part of their business as much as it is for male show-ponies from the Chippendales to George Clooney. Julie Burchill on beauty
Natural beauty takes at least two hours in front of a mirror. Pamela Anderson on beauty
It is not the beauty of a building you should look at its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time. David Allan Coe on beauty
One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well. Ed Rendell on beauty
Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving. George Henry Lewes on beauty
Black beauty - he's a dark horse. Tim Vine on beauty
I shall give you hunger, and pain, and sleepless nights. Also beauty, and satisfactions known to few, and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually, and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold. Howard Lindsay on beauty
People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. Shirley Manson on beauty
I still believe that capitalism is too harsh and I believe that, even within that, there is a lot of satisfaction and beauty if you happen to be one of the lucky ones, although that doesn't eradicate the reality of the suffering. It's all true at once, kind of humming and sublime. George Saunders on beauty
Physical beauty is such a strange thing. Jock Sturges on beauty
I was kind of a jock in school. Beauty wasn't something I spent a lot of time on. Nina Dobrev on beauty
I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin. Zoe Saldana on beauty
My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy. Those qualities were greatly lacking. Christopher Meloni on beauty
My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world. Rachel McAdams on beauty
It is very necessary to have markers of beauty left in a world seemingly bent on making the most evil ugliness. Thornton Wilder on beauty
Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. Gabrielle Union on beauty
Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit. Vera Farmiga on beauty
Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character. Jane Seymour on beauty