throughout human history people have scarred, painted, pierced, padded, stiffened, plucked, and buffed their bodies in the name of beauty. — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
The formula for a happy marriage is five positive remarks, or interactions, for every one negative. — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
In Brazil there are more Avon ladies than members of the army. In the United States more money is spent on beauty than on… — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
The idea that beauty is unimportant or a cultural construct is the real beauty myth. We have to understand beauty, or we will always… — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
When abused children under court protection were studied in California and Massachusetts, it turned out that a disproportionate number of them were unattractive...abused kids… — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
Beauty draws us in. We can't stop looking or listening or touching. It takes us outside ourselves and it motivates us. It's essential to… — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
“After staring at photographs of very attractive faces, men show less desire to date an average-looking woman. Exposure to extremely beautiful bodies in visual… — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
“Humans, like flowers and animals, inhabit a form that is both functional and aesthetic.” — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
Beauty ensnares hearts, captures minds, and stirs up emotional wildfires. From Plato to pinups, images of human beauty have catered to a limitless desire… — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
Beauty is equal parts flesh and imagination: we imbue it with our dreams, saturate it with our longings. — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
“Beauty ensnares hearts, captures minds, and stirs up emotional wildfires.” — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
Appearance is the most public part of the self. It is our sacrament, the visible self that the world assumes to be a mirror… — Nancy Etcoff Copy Share
