Appearances Quotes

330 quotes by 280 authors

Appearances matter â€” and remember to smile. — Nelson Mandela
The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
...no cat out of its first fur can ever be deceived by appearances. Unlike human beings, who enjoy them. — Peter S. Beagle
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
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
To keep up appearances, I stomp my room and slam the door. — Laurie Halse Anderson
His conclusion was that things were not always what they appeared to be. The cub's fear of the unknown was an inherited distrust, and it… — Jack London
It was then that she realized that the yellow butterflies preceded the appearances of Mauricio Babilonia. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make… — Sarah Dessen
My chief occupation, despite appearances, has always been love. — Albert Camus
Coherence and closure are deep human desires that are presently unfashionable. But they are always both frightening and enchantingly desirable. "Falling in love," characteristically, combs… — A. S. Byatt
To all appearances, the artist acts like a mediumistic being who, from the labyrinth beyond time and space, seeks his way out to a clearing. — Marcel Duchamp
We are one of many appearances of the thing called Life; we are not its perfect image, for it has no perfect image except Life,… — Loren Eiseley
Appearances are not reality; but they often can be a convincing alternative to it. You can control appearances most of the time, but facts are… — Dean Koontz
it is amazin, she thinks, how simple appearances can be created - a rush, a smile, a new coat of paint, a slow, calm voice,… — Mary E. Pearson
A photograph of a woman crying tells me nothing about grief. Or a photograph of a woman ecstatic tells me nothing about ecstasy. What is… — Duane Michals
Excuse our appearances. We are taking apart yesterday, to make way for tomorrow — Megan McCafferty
People say sometimes that Beauty is superficial. That may be so. But at least it is not so superficial as Thought is. To me, Beauty… — Oscar Wilde

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