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.
SOPHIA LORENSex 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.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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A dog is faithful, a woman never.
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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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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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Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.
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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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A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.
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Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
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It’s necessary to have an energy that carries you forward. You need the will to live, to have a great curiosity. To look for the best in life, to find new interests.
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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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There’s no pleasure in working if you don’t do the things you want to do.
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True happiness is impossible without solitude.
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Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
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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.
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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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You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about.
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