Cooking is an act of love, a gift, a way of sharing with others the little secrets — ‘piccoli segreti’ — that are simmering on the burners.
SOPHIA LORENI 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.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness.
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The fantasy of a man is the best weapon of a woman.
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Beauty is no handicap if you don’t think about it.
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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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A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
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The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
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The girl who swears no one has ever made love to her has a right to swear.
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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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It’s a mistake to think that once you’re done with school you need never learn anything new.
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If you haven’t cried, your eyes can’t be beautiful.
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I have never judged myself by other people’s standards. I have always expected a great deal of myself, and if I fail, I fail myself.
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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 was not interested in what I could bring to myself by being an actress, but in what I could bring out of myself.
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When I’m walking along in the street, I always feel that around the corner, there is something wonderful waiting for me. That’s my attitude.
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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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