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" I'd love to go and visit the Mosque in Mecca again, just for the sheer beauty of it, not for God - much the way a non-Catholic might go to Vatican City because of the beauty of the buildings and the artifacts. "

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

God

Love

Beauty

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" Find your own way, have an open spirit, and believe in your own beauty. "

" My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles. "

Hedy Lamarr

Ugly

Mother

" Even though photographers are only shooting the outside, beauty is more about who you are as a person - the life you lead - not your facade. "

" I see flaws as a kind of beauty. "

" Really, at the end of the day, the only thing you can control is yourself; the only person you can truly educate is yourself. You have to redefine what beauty is to you so you can't be affected by what people are saying. "

" You will also allow me to thank the Academy for inviting me to lecture in Stockholm, for its hospitality, and for the opportunity afforded me for admiring the charm of your people and the beauty of your country. "

" Everyone can identify with a fragrant garden, with beauty of sunset, with the quiet of nature, with a warm and cozy cottage. "

" There is something special about the beauty in the unclear, the ambiguity, the in-between that you can't totally recognise. "

" The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short. "

" The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less. "

" Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty. "

" What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible. "

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Beauty

Invisible

" A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power. "

" Without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of greatest distress. "

" 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. "

" Part of the beauty of Judaism, and surely this is so for other faiths also, is that it gently restores control over time. Three times a day we stop what we are doing and turn to God in prayer. We recover perspective. We inhale a deep breath of eternity. "

" I am among those who think that science has great beauty. "

" Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth. "

" Rio is an energetic, vibrant place, full of beauty and nature. But we face the kinds of problems any developing metropolis does - with pollution, traffic congestion, poverty. Distribution of green areas, for example, is not uniform. Madureira, the heart of the suburb in Rio, is a concrete jungle. "

" She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth. "

" I think we should all be tolerant of each other and embrace each others' strengths and differences and uniqueness and beauty. "

" You, too, women, cast away all the cowards from your embraces; they will give you only cowards for children, and you who are the daughters of the land of beauty must bear children who are noble and brave. "

" Beauty has so many forms, and I think the most beautiful thing is confidence and loving yourself. "

" Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out. "

Donatella Versace

Inside

Beauty

" I want to tell stories that are true and that resonate and move people, that highlight both the tremendous beauty and ugliness available in the human experience. "

" Chris Cornell painted in song the darkness and beauty of life in Seattle. "

" These are the things of which men think, who live: of their own selves and the dwelling place of their fathers; of their neighbors; of work and service; of rule and reason and women and children; of Beauty and Death and War. "

" Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Wisdom

Abstract

Past

" Automobiles have always been part of my life, and I'm sure they always will be. What is it about them that moves me? The sound of a great engine, the unity and uniqueness of an automobile's engineering and coachwork, the history of the company and the car, and, of course, the sheer beauty of the thing. "

" You don't have to be a renowned artist like Q-Tip to try your hand at poetry. You don't need any special equipment - that's the beauty of it. "