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 LORENYou have to be born a sex symbol. You don’t become one. If you’re born with it, you’ll have it even when you’re 100 years old.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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Believe me, it is actions that count.
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I am lucky. I had a very beautiful mother.
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You really have to be satisfied with what you are and accept from life what it still very generously offers you – and notice it, and be glad for it.
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I’m very susceptible to sex appeal.
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Sometimes when you involve yourself in so many things, you can’t do any of them well – and I like to do everything perfectly.
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I still like me, inside and out. Not in a vain way – I just feel good in my skin.
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Isn’t it wonderful to be alive? You know, you can forget all about it. Then suddenly you remember, and think of all the things you can do. Here I am. I can walk around. I can talk. I can see things and remember things. I am alive. How wonderful!
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Hate is unfulfilled love.
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Mistakes are a part of the dues one pays for a full life.
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Be honest about what you can get. To make a sacrifice and to get what you want you need to be very certain. In other words: always think about your objective, have a clear goal and commit to it from the heart.
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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.
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There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.
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I don’t like to run. I don’t like to jump up and down. Being a big girl and having a bosom, I injure myself! It upsets me, I have to hold my two things. I just can’t jog, there’s something in the way.
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The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
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My philosophy is that it’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all.
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