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.
SOPHIA LORENMistakes are the price of an interesting life.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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The most indespensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.
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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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I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness.
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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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A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.
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The eyes of a woman who never cried can not be beautiful.
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You do not become a star, you are born a star. A star is born with that indefinable extra something.
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You must all, somewhere deep in your hearts, believe that you have a special beauty that is like no other and that is so valuable that you must not abandon it. Indeed, you must learn to cherish it.
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I think the quality of sexiness comes from within.
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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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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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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.
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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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The girl who swears no one has ever made love to her has a right to swear.
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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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