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 LORENWhen 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.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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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.
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Believe me, it is actions that count.
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Luck assists fortune, you need to catch the moment. Otherwise the opportunity fades.
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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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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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I think the quality of sexiness comes from within.
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I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
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And as I walk round the park I always think, ‘Maybe round the corner I am going to find something beautiful.’ I always think positively. It is very rare that you find me in a mood that is sad or melancholic.
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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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I know how to say ‘no’ in twelve languages. That’s enough for a woman.
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Style must be adapted to the woman and not vice versa. The same can be said of clothes.
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Mistakes are the price of an interesting 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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Until you lose your mother you don’t know what it is.
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Where youthful beauty is unconscious, mature beauty is knowing and sophisticated.
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