The On-Screen Look

“There are people who expect me to look the way I do on-screen,
where I have a great director of photography and fantastic lighting.
I’m sorry to disappoint people, but I don’t look like that all the time – no actress does.”

~ Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Actress & Philanthropist

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Beautiful, Each Year

“Women can look beautiful without looking younger.”

~ Cindy Joseph,
Make-up Artist, Supermodel, Entrepreneur, Pro-Age Pioneer, Founder – BOOM!

One’s Best Cosmetic

“Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.”

~ Cindy Joseph,
Make-up Artist, Supermodel, Entrepreneur, Pro-Age Pioneer, Founder – BOOM!

Your Own Definition of Beautiful

“Never try to be someone else’s definition of beautiful.
You have to define beautiful for yourself.’

~ Zendaya,
a.k.a. Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman,
Fashion Model, Dancer, Actress, Singer, Author

Grace & Confidence

“Beauty is grace and confidence. I’ve learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.”

~ Lindsay Lohan,
Actress, Businesswoman, Fashion Designer, Singer, Kids Choice Award (2006), Capri Awards (2007),
Teen Choice Award (4X), MTV Movie Award (3X), Hollywood Film Festival Award (2X),
Radio Disney Music Awards (2004) & 2nd SoHu Fashion Achievement Awards (2014)

When You Dream

“Music is able to make a person dream. When you dream, you dream of something good, something beautiful,
and when you dream, you always dream of yourself better than you are.”

~ Andrea Bocelli,
Classical-Crossover Tenor, Singer,
Songwriter & Record Producer

Calming Horses

“Horses calm me. I love being around them. They smell great, they are beautiful to look at,
they are loving, demanding, temperamental, and they settle you.”

~ Shania Twain,
Singer & Songwriter

Everyone’s Beautiful in That Zone

“I think if people are passionate about something, it could be real estate or biochemistry,
and that spark gets turned on in them, everyone’s beautiful in that zone.”

~ Cindy Crawford,
Entrepreneur, Model,
Actress, & Television Personality

~ Image via Pixabay

A Battle with Our Name On It

“We all have a battle with our name on it, and until
we embrace the reality of the battle, we will miss the beauty of the victory.”

~ John Gray,
Comedian, Author, Speaker, Actor, Singer,
Associate Pastor – Lakewood Church, Playwright &
Senior Pastor – Redemption Church

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An Overwhelming Perfection of Majestic Beauty

“I’ve seen the majestic beauty of nature
and the overwhelming perfection of it.
To me, there’s nothing closer to God than that.”

~ Cote de Pablo,
Actress, Singer & ALMA Award (2011)

Thriving in the Middle of the Pain

“It was such a blessing to find myself thriving
in the middle of the pain. Unless you find a way to do that,
there’s always going to be this fake illusion that once you get there–
wherever “there” is for you–you’ll be happy.
But that’s just not life. If you can’t find happiness in the ugliness,
you’re not going to find it in beauty, either.”

~ Joanna Gaines,
Co-Owner, Co-Founder & Lead Designer – Magnolia Homes,
& Co-Star – Fixer Upper

Beauty is Something, Not Everything

“Beauty is not everything!”

~ Chita Rivera,
a.k.a. Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
Actress, Dancer & Singer,
Tony Awards (2x),
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009)
& Kennedy Center Honors Award (2002)

 

Diverse Beings, Same Goals

“To see the leaders gather, you know, from all kinds of denominations is just beautiful.”

~ Laurie Crouch,
Co-Founder – Gener8Xion Entertainment, Film Producer & Co-Host – Praise

Be Unapologetic That We Excel

“I think we should be unapologetic that we excel –
and look beautiful while doing it.”

~ Tyra Lynne Banks,
Television Personality, Talk Show Host, Producer,
Author, Actress & Model

Atypical Beauty

“Are we changing the idea of what beauty is? Let’s hope so.
I’m not the typical Hollywood beauty. Let’s hope we’re looking at the insides of people a little more.”

~ Anne Heche,
Actress, Director, Screenwriter & Author

Her Greatest Beauty Secret

“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.”

~ Tina Turner,
Recording Artist, Dancer, Actress & Author,

Serving Others

“I feel an important part of beauty is not only what you do on the outside,
but also what you put into the inside.
Good fresh food with many vegetables along with love and caring for others.
I spend way more time serving others than I do on my beauty routine daily.”

~Kim Alexis,
Model, Actress & Marathoner

Obsessed with Beauty

“I think we have become obsessed with beauty
and personally
I’m really saddened by the way women
mutilate their faces today in search of that.”

~ Halle Berry,
Actress, Model & Film Producer

Behaving Like a Princess

“Behaving like a princess is work.
It’s not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown.
It’s more about how you are inside.”

~ Julie Andrews a.k.a.,
Film and Stage Actress, Singer, Author, Theatre Director & Dancer

Making Beautiful, Heavenly Streets

“They say the streets are going to be beautiful in Heaven.
Well, I’m trying to make the streets beautiful here … ”

~ Thelma “Butterfly” McQueen,
Dancer & Actress

Have This Kind of Beauty, Too

“The kind of beauty I want most is
the hard-to-get kind that comes from within –
strength, courage, dignity.”

~ Ruby Dee,
Actress, Poet, Playwright, Screenwriter, Journalist, Activist,
Obie Award (1971), Drama Desk Awards(1971, 1973), Kennedy Center Honors,
Women in Film Crystal Award (1991), Emmy Award (1991), National Medal of Arts, (1995),
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000, 2008), Grammy Award (2007) & Spingarn Medal (2008)

A Matter of The Whole Package

“For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package.
You have to look at the whole thing,
not just a matter of outward appearance or whatever.
It has to do with one’s character, personality,
upbringing and so on.”

~ Gong Li,
Actress

The Greatest Beauty

“I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.”

~ Andie MacDowell,
Actress & Model

Look at Life in the Best Way You Can

“I think beauty comes from within.
If you’re happy and look at life in the best way you can,
even when there are problems,
it can make you beautiful on the outside.”

~ Faith Hill,
Singer, Actress & Record Producer

Never Too Old

“You are never too old
to redefine your image
and look fabulous.”

~ Joan Collins, DBE,
Actress, Author, Columnist, Wig Designer,
Eye-Wear Designer & Creator/Founder – Timeless Beauty

Beautiful Inside

“Inner beauty should be the most
important part of improving one’s self.”

~ Priscilla Presley,
Actress, Business Magnate &
Co-Founder – Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE)

Wabi-Sabi Flaws & Scars

“I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves, we don’t like that.
It’s great to get to a place where you dismiss anything you’re worried about.
I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive.”

~ Angelina Jolie,
Actress, Filmmaker, Humanitarian, Academy Awardee,
Screen Actors Guild Awardee (2X) & Golden Globe Awardee (3X)
Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George

Your Beautiful-Life Story

“Write a beautiful story for your life, create your home surrounded by things you love.
You know what you like. It has to have a story. It has to have quality.
Most of all, it has to authentically reflect you and express your style.”

~ Lidy Baars,
Antique Dealer, Writer, Entrepreneur & CEO – French Garden House – French Antiques

Express It & Feel It

“It is beautiful to express love and even more beautiful to feel it.”

~ Dejan Stojanovic,
Writer, Poet, Essayist, Philosopher & Businessman

Immediate Credibility

“Dress for immediate credibility and success will follow.”

~ Sandy Dumont, The Image Architect,
Author, Keynote Speaker, Columnist, Educator,
Founder of Impression Strategies Institute, Stylist,
Corporate, Political & Celebrity Image Consultant
& Women in Business Achievement Award (2009)

Intently Focused

“Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently.
So, choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful.
Your life is always moving toward something.”

~ Ralph Marston,
Author

Be Beautiful & Brainy

“I was a little fat pudgy kid with big thick glasses,
and I was quiet and never said a word, you know –
teachers loved me, straight-A student.
Growing up in Texas, you were either pretty or smart.
Smart didn’t get you very far, because there weren’t
too many job opportunities for women.
I wondered why you couldn’t be both.

~ Morgan Fairchild
a.k.a Patsy Ann McClenny,
Actress & SAG-AFTRA Board

A Grateful Heart

“Your grateful heart opens the door for many more blessings to come.”

~ Victoria Osteen,
Co-Pastor, Author, Philanthropist &
Founder, Lakewood Church Women’s Ministry

Be Loyal to the Face

“I want to grow old without facelifts.
I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. “

~ Marilyn Monroe
a.k.a. Norma Jeane Mortenson,
Actress, Model, Singer and Film Producer

No Unattractives

“There aren’t any unattractive people,
only those who haven’t learned to look attractive.”

~ Sandy Dumont, The Image Architect,
Author, Keynote Speaker, Columnist, Educator,
Founder of Impression Strategies Institute, Stylist,
Corporate, Political & Celebrity Image Consultant
& Women in Business Achievement Award (2009)

The Other Stuff to Do In a Day

“Obviously, your family life is the priority, but there’s still other stuff you have to get done in a day.
I think the way I make it work is by taking care of myself, and that includes fitness and eating right
and all those things, but also by being very organized and punctual.”

~ Cindy Crawford,
Entrepreneur, Super-Model,
Actress, & Television Personality

~ Image via Pixabay

Every Color In It

“Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it; from leafy greens to purple,
to herbs, fresh cut herbs mixed into it for flavor.
I vary what I toss into it. Sometimes it might be lentils
and chopped tomatoes, other days it could be garbanzo beans,
days I might have just a salad and have some lentil soup on the side.”

~ Christie Brinkley
a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur.

Healthy = Beautiful

“I believe that how you feel is very important to
how you look – that healthy equals beautiful.”

~ Victoria Principal,
Actress, Author & Entrepreneur

Ageless

“Beauty and femininity are ageless.”

~ Marilyn Monroe a.k.a. Norma Jeane Mortenson,
Actress, Model, Singer and Film Producer

Let’s Be Pretty & …

“We get so worried
about being ‘PRETTY’.
Let’s be:
Pretty Kind,
Pretty Funny,
Pretty Smart,
Pretty Strong.”

~ Niki Taylor,
Super-Model & Founder, Begin Foundation

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The Manicured, Romantic, Happy Believer

“I believe in manicures.
I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick.
I believe in pink.
I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.
I believe in kissing, kissing a lot.
I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.
I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.
and
I believe in miracles.”

~ Audrey Hepburn,
Actress and Humanitarian

Light in The Soul

“If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.”

~ Chinese Proverb

Kindness: A Lovely Quality

“… just as important as being kind to my skin is being kind to younger women.
Kindness is a lovely quality to nurture as you get older.
It makes you feel good about yourself.”

~ Iman
a.k.a Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajii,
Fashion Super-Model, Actress,
Ethnic Cosmetics Pioneer & Entrepreneur

Knowing When to Quit

“The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.”

~ David Lee Roth,
Vocalist, Songwriter, Actor & Author

Don’t ‘Frankenstein’ Your Face & Body

“God blessed me with some great, unique features,
some beautiful, in my eyes, and some not so beautiful.
But I think we are all created this way for a reason,
so I have no desire to tamper with that.”

~ Eva Longoria,
Actress, Producer, Director, Activist and Businesswoman

Beautiful Characters

“Character contributes to beauty.
It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
A mode of conduct, a standard of courage,
discipline, fortitude, and integrity
can do a great deal
to make a woman beautiful.

~ Jacqueline Bisset,
Actress, Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur Insignia Award (2010)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

An Earned Face, The Face Earned

“The face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you,
but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned.”

~ Cindy Crawford,
Entrepreneur, Model,
Actress, & Television Personality

~ Image via Pixabay

Strong, Soft, Smart & Beautiful

“Women somehow get portrayed as one type.

You’re either a feminist or you’re not.

You’re a working woman or you’re not.

I’m raising two girls, and I say to them,

‘I need you to be strong and soft.

You can be smart and beautiful…

You can be all of these things.
”

~ Maria Shriver,
Journalist, Activist, Author,
First Lady of California (11.17.2003–1.3.2011),
Peabody Award recipient & Emmy Award recipient (2x)

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The Most Beautiful Day

“Give every day the chance to
become the most beautiful day of your life. ”

~ Mark Twain
a.k.a. Samuel Langhorne Clemens,,
Author & Humorist

~ Image via NAME HERE

The Numbers Don’t Fit

“My age has so little to do with my image of myself
because at a certain point, the number just didn’t fit how I felt.
It has become irrelevant to me. I just don’t feel like that number
is representative of my spirit, of my energy or my anything!”

~ Christie Brinkley a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur

~ Image via NAME HERE

The World Around

“I would be remiss when talking about beauty secrets
to not say that one of the best is
to care about the world around you. That’s what really matters.”

~ Christie Brinkley a.k.a Christie Lee Hudson,,
Super-Model, Actress, Artist,
Author & Entrepreneur

~ Image via NAME HERE

You’re the Beholder

Image courtesy of Pixabay’s Sipa

“People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’
and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty
is realizing that you are the beholder.
This empowers us to find beauty in places where others
have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.

~ Salma Hayek,
Actress, Director, Producer
Glamour ‘Woman of the Year Award’ recipient (2001)
Producers Guild of America Celebration of Diversity Award recipient (2003)
Time ’25 Most Influential Hispanics’ recipient (2005)
Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Award recipient (2006)
Knight (Chevalier) of the National Order of the Legion of Honour recipient (France, 2011)

Approving Oneself

“We have to approve of ourselves
before anyone else will.
Women need to celebrate their God-given beauty,
instead of always trying to be something else.”

~ Iman Bowie a.k.a Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid,
Fashion Model, Actress and Entrepreneur

Beholding You

“You are so used to your features,
you don’t know how beautiful/handsome
you look to a stranger.”

~ Unknown

Using Beauty

“A Beautiful woman uses
her lips for Truth,
her voice for Kindness,
her ears for Compassion,
her hands for Charity and
her heart for Love.
For those who do not like her,
she uses Prayer.”

~ Jolly Rutten,

Kindness, Beauty & Truth

“The ideals which have lighted my way,
and time after time, have given me new courage
to face life cheerfully,
have been kindness, beauty and truth.”

~ Albert Einstein,
Theoretical Physicist & Nobel Prize – Physics (1921),
Barnard Medal (1920), Matteucci Medal (1921), ForMemRS (1921),
Copley Medal (1925), Gold Medal – Royal Astronomical Society (1926),
Max Planck Medal (1929) & Time Person of the Century (1999)

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