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" Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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" It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.' "

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" Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty. "

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" We have listened too long to the courtly Muses of Europe. "

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" Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty. "

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" Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked. "

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" I love natural beauty, and I think it's your best look, but I think makeup as an artist is so transformative. "

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" Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well. "

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" Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally. "

" Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake, but for the joy brought by the certainty of profaning it. "

" It's important to believe in yourself and the beauty of your dreams and to not let anyone tell you different. "

" There are elements of intrinsic beauty in the simplification of a house built on the log cabin idea. "

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" I have an odd fetish with nails. I was always doing beauty blogs about nails, and it would be on Fridays called 'Friday's Fingertip Fetish.' It became so popular that a nail polish company approached me, and Fingertip Fetish was born. "

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" When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator. "

" The greatest gift is a portion of thyself. "

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" My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments - I'll use a little bit of everything. It's a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret. "

" Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments. "

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" What is certain is that singing is not merely modulating a song by means of the voice: we sing and we celebrate the beauty that we can grow and live every day. If you want to sing and give emotions to those who are listening, you must have something to tell through your singing; you have to use singing like an instrument to tell something. "

" There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance. "

" We are wiser than we know. "

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" Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail. "

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" I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay. "

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" While traveling around the world, I've had the opportunity to work with every living beauty icon. I've learned to appreciate idiosyncrasy. The fact is, there is really no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty. "

" I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do. "

" To me, beauty and makeup and color is like the finishing touch on everything. "

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" Nature's beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude. "

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