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Long before it was filtered, commodified, or debated in galleries, beauty was simply the sudden catch in the chest when encountering the sublime, the strange, or the imperfect. The nearly one thousand reflections gathered here strip away rigid societal standards to reveal a much wilder, more resilient force. Through the eyes of poets, iconoclasts, and everyday observers, you will discover that true aesthetics often dwell in rough edges, lived experience, and quiet resilience rather than polished perfection. Whether you are seeking a reminder to notice the small wonders still left in your world or a fresh perspective on what makes existence worth stumbling through, these words invite you to look closer and decide for yourself what deserves to be adored.

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"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."

— Marilyn Monroebeauty

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

— Oliver Plattbeauty

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."

— Anne Frankbeauty

"I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them."

— Boris Pasternakbeauty

"People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."

— Elisabeth Kubler-Rossbeauty

"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains."

— Anne Frankbeauty

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"The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it."

-Murray Kempton

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"The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it."

"Beauty is a precious trace that eternity causes to appear to us and that it takes away from us. A manifestation of eternity, and a sign of death as well."

"A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits."

"Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114."

"A representative is free delivery she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch."

"The game in beauty is changing so much, if your product isn't high tech or can't make a unique performance claim - plump your lips, reduce your lines, look glossy, and stay on for 24 hours - you can't go to market today. I'm not just talking about a $20 lipstick, but a $5 lipstick!"

"There are two ways to worry words. One is hoping for the greatest possible beauty in what is created. The other is to tell the truth."

"I think the 1970s will always be the decade for me. Obviously, I grew up in that era, but the beauty standard was touchable, kissable."

"Faith goes out through the window when beauty comes in at the door."

"Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former."

"Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can."

"I have girls who are concerned about how they look compared to models or what have you. It's my responsibility to teach them that beauty is more than superficial."

"The beauty about the D-list is that people who are on it probably don't know they are."

"I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy a strength a secret cup of gladness."

"I'm only wanted by directors for the image I give off, and it makes me angry. I always wanted to be an actor and not a beauty pageant winner."

"There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust."

"I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young and then retired."

"We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children."

"You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction."

"Los Angeles is like a beauty parlor at the end of the universe."

"As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats I am only surprised that all do not."

"There's no such thing is aging, but maturing and knowledge. It's beautiful, I call that beauty."

"Not longer loved or fostered by religion, beauty is lifted from its face as a mask, and its absence exposes features on that face which threaten to become incomprehensible to man."

"We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it."

"I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation."

"The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level."

"I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it."

"The New York City Ballet is obviously speaking to a whole new generation and bringing it the same wonder and beauty that it brought previous generations."

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