Competence was attractive.

Every woman thinks herself attractive; even the plainest is satisfied with the charms she deems that she possesses.

— Ovid

A beautiful woman must expect to be more accountable for her steps, than one less attractive.

— Samuel Richardson

We are Bay Aryans from Berkeley: prepare to be reengineered in an attractive range of color schemes for your safety and comfort!

— Charles Stross

I was unusual looking - I didn't have the look of that time. If you look at 'Lucas' - and, basically, my first five…

— Winona Ryder

Violence is what people do when they run out of good ideas. It's attractive because it's simple, it's direct, it's almost always available as…

— James S.A. Corey

I hated grunge. No one’s more feminist than me, but you don’t have to look as if you don’t give a - you know.…

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

— Tim Berners-Lee

Just be confident. Confidence is the most attractive part of a person. Because if they're not confident enough to show you who they are,…

— Curtis Jackson

It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable. In the same way…

— Ramakrishna

I think it's sort of the hypothetical point where communism and fascism meet. They love tragedy, and they love surface beauty. You just watch…

— Emma Forrest

My dad had a personal style which was very attractive. It was quite reserved and quite elegant, and it was infectious.

— Bill Nighy

When you consider the sheer magnitude of investable equities to choose from in the world's emerging markets, you realize that finding one that looks…

— Mark Mobius

“Are pervs only pervs if you don't find them attractive?”

— Rick Yancy

I've tried to stay true, in my own fashion, to the ideas of The Sex Pistols, even while I was working with bands like…

— Julien Temple

I remember the early 1980s, when I first got one of these fabulous film critic jobs. The downside was sitting through 'Splatteria III: The…

— Stephen Hunter