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 LORENIf you haven’t cried, your eyes can’t be beautiful.
More Sophia Loren Quotes
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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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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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Believe me, it is actions that count.
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A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
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I know how to say ‘no’ in twelve languages. That’s enough for a woman.
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Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.
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Where youthful beauty is unconscious, mature beauty is knowing and sophisticated.
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Transformation is something I cannot explain – too much analysis might destroy it.
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Sex appeal is 50% what you’ve got and 50% what people think you’ve got.
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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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A dog is faithful, a woman never.
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Sex 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.
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When 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.
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Many people think they want things, but they don’t really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.
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The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.
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