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!
SOPHIA LORENI was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
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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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Physical exercise makes you more graceful. After some gymnasitics you walk as if the whole street is yours.
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Sex is like washing your face – just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.
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There is no better love potion than a coffee. When a man drinks the coffee made by you he will become forever yours.
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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 firmly believe we can make our own miracles if we believe strongly enough in ourselves and our mission on earth.
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The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal to him.
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As far as beauty is concerned, in order to be confident we must accept that the way we look and feel is our own responsibility.
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I am lucky. I had a very beautiful mother.
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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 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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Success, I would find out, is interior. It has to do with self-fulfillment and the joy of living.
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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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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.
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