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" The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web. "

Edwin Way Teale

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" We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. "

Jawaharlal Nehru

" We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment. "

" The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum. "

" Nothing will teach you more about perceived value than taking something with literally no value and selling it in the auction format. It teaches you the beauty and power of presentation, and how you can make magic out of nothing. "

" Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people. "

" She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon. "

" I can see a great beauty in acknowledging the fact that the world is dark. "

" Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul. "

" 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. "

Timothy Radcliffe

" Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all. "

W. Somerset Maugham

" Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements of time, the unknown, cause and effect, fear, scenic and architectural beauty, and other seemingly ill-assorted things) which persist in clamouring for expression. "

H. P. Lovecraft

" I am a thing of beauty. "

" The cinema has done more for my spiritual life than the church. My ideas of fame, success and beauty all originate from the big screen. Whereas Christian religion is retreating everywhere and losing more and more influence; film has filled the vacuum and supports us with myths and action-controlling images. "

" I feel French is very close to Urdu. Both languages are beautiful. Sadly, their beauty is lost in translation. "

" Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

" I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. "

Alexander Alekhine

" Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good. "

" Nothing you'll read as breaking news will ever hold a candle to the sheer beauty of settled science. Textbook science has carefully phrased explanations for new students, math derived step by step, plenty of experiments as illustration, and test problems. "

Eliezer Yudkowsky

" Beauty is being comfortable and confident in your own skin. "

" Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty. "

Stephen Hawking

" I have been honoured to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me. "

" The real beauty in my professional experience has been friendships and collaborations with filmmakers. "

" Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion. "

Christina Aguilera

" Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. "

" A lot of us grow up and we grow out of the literal interpretation that we get when we're children, but we bear the scars all our life. Whether they're scars of beauty or scars of ugliness, it's pretty much in the eye of the beholder. "

" Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. "

" 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. "

" Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity. "

" It's incredible to see the creativity, beauty and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world. "

" Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people - the beauty within themselves. "

Langston Hughes