Without 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.
SOPHIA LORENThere is no greater love potion than regular coffee, brewed his own. When a man tries it, he was not going anywhere.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
-
-
Hate is unfulfilled love.
SOPHIA LOREN -
I eat a lot of salad, a little meat, and some fruit—that’s all. But I like sweets.
SOPHIA LOREN -
The girl who swears no one has ever made love to her has a right to swear.
SOPHIA LOREN -
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.
SOPHIA LOREN -
I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.
SOPHIA LOREN -
The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.
SOPHIA LOREN -
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.
SOPHIA LOREN -
The mirror of your health is your skin. If you drink, it shows in your face; if you eat the wrong foods, you have pimples. If you take care of your food and you lead a healthy life, your skin will look wonderful.
SOPHIA LOREN -
A dog is faithful, a woman never.
SOPHIA LOREN -
The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
SOPHIA LOREN -
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.
SOPHIA LOREN -
I was so skinny, they gave me the nickname stechetto – the stick. I was tall, thin, ugly and dark like an Arab girl. I looked strange. All eyes. No flesh on my bones.
SOPHIA LOREN -
I think the quality of sexiness comes from within. It is something that is in you or it isn’t and it really doesn’t have much to do with breasts or thighs or the pout of your lips.
SOPHIA LOREN -
My philosophy is that it’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all.
SOPHIA LOREN -
I’d much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.
SOPHIA LOREN