Appearance Quotes

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She wore a short skirt and a tight sweater and her figure described a set of parabolas that could cause cardiac arrest in a yak. — Woody Allen
â€¦Those whoâ€™ve marred their appearance in any way by their actions in life arenâ€™t forced to witness that marring. If they were, theyâ€™d become self-conscious… — Richard Matheson
Whenever the intensity of looking reaches a certain degree, one becomes aware of an equally intense energy coming towards one through the appearance of whatever… — John Berger
...no cat out of its first fur can ever be deceived by appearances. Unlike human beings, who enjoy them. — Peter S. Beagle
In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with… — Miyamoto Musashi
He loved the extensive vaults where you could hear the night birds and the sea breeze; he loved the craggy ruins bound together by ivy,… — Gustave Flaubert
People were so naive about plants, Ellie thought. They just chose plants for appearance, as they would choose a picture for the wall. It never… — Michael Crichton
All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded… — William Shakespeare
It's funny how strangers can pass in front of you every day and all you see is a flat shadow, a vague outline, not noticing… — Gregory Galloway
Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off,… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
It's quite simple really. Being always transcends appearance-that which only seems to be. Once you begin to know the being behind the very pretty or… — William P. Young
When he whom I love travels with me or sits a long while holding me by the hand, â€¦ Then I am charged with untold… — Walt Whitman
He spent six hours examining things, trying to find a difference from their appearance on the previous day in the hope of discovering in them… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The strong are strengthened by reverses; the trouble is that the true meaning of events scores next to nothing in the match we play with… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
When a girl feels that sheâ€™s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. Thatâ€™s charm — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The fantastic breaks the crust of appearance â€¦ something grabs us by the shoulders to throw us outside ourselves. I have always known that the… — Julio Cortazar
His (Christ's) appearance in our midst has made it undeniably clear that changing the human heart and changing human society are not separate tasks, but… — Henri Nouwen
To keep up appearances, I stomp my room and slam the door. — Laurie Halse Anderson
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.… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
He resented such questions as people do who have thought a great deal about them. The superficial and slipshod have ready answers, but those looking… — Peter De Vries

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