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.
SOPHIA LORENAfter 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.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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The fantasy of a man is the best weapon of a woman.
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Ignorance has its virtues; without it there’d be mighty little conversation.
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True happiness is impossible without solitude.
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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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Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
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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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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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Transformation is something I cannot explain – too much analysis might destroy it.
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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.
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I think the quality of sexiness comes from within.
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I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.
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Believe me, it is actions that count.
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Though poor and anxious to work, I refused to alter anything. They would take me as I looked or not at all. Eventually I profited by looking like myself and not like what was fashionable years ago with certain film technicians in Rome.
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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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Beauty is no handicap if you don’t think about it.
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