A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
SOPHIA LORENWithout my mother’s ambition, her drive, I doubt that on my own I would have pushed myself out of Pozzuoli and into the frightening world that was faraway Rome.
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If you can learn to use your mind as well as your powder puff, you will become more truly beautiful.
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I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.
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Jealousy is a miserable feeling. It means you aspire to something that you cannot have. Even in love, it is better to leave, better not to waste time.
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Believe me, it is actions that count.
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I’m a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It’s a pretty dumb animal, mind you.
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Ignorance has its virtues; without it there’d be mighty little conversation.
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Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
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After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
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Learn to use your brains as deftly as your powder box, and then, perhaps, powder box you will not need. Know smart women men say beautiful – eyes snatched from the crowd and do not forget just charming.
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I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.
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There is no greater love potion than regular coffee, brewed his own. When a man tries it, he was not going anywhere.
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The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
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When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
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I know how to say ‘no’ in twelve languages. That’s enough for a woman.
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A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.
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