My philosophy is that it’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all.
SOPHIA LORENBelieve me, it is actions that count.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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Mistakes are the price of an interesting life.
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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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Style must be adapted to the woman and not vice versa. The same can be said of clothes.
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Luck assists fortune, you need to catch the moment. Otherwise the opportunity fades.
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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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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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I think the quality of sexiness comes from within. It is something that is in you or it isn’t and it really doesn’t have much to do with breasts or thighs or the pout of your lips.
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I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.
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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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The girl who swears no one has ever made love to her has a right to swear.
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I eat a lot of salad, a little meat, and some fruit—that’s all. But I like sweets.
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I am lucky. I had a very beautiful mother.
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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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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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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.
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The fantasy of a man is the best weapon of a woman.
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I’d much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.
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Good food is a celebration of life.
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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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Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
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I don’t like to go in places where women talk and gossip. The atmosphere I don’t like, even though you can sometimes meet nice people. For me, it’s a waste of time.
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Being beautiful can never hurt, but you have to have more. You have to sparkle, you have to be fun, you have to make your brain work if you have one.
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Any woman can look her best if she feels good in her skin. It’s not a question of clothes or makeup. It’s how she sparkles.
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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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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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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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