"In Brazil there are more Avon ladies than members of the army. In the United States more money is spent on beauty than on education or social services."

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Source : Nancy L. Etcoff (2000). “Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty”, Anchor

Nancy Etcoff

#Beauty Quotes #Army Quotes #Priorities Quotes

“Most people talk when they have nothing to say. Iâ€™m not talking because I have too much to say. None of which Iâ€™d want you to hear.”
“Since science and religion provide two different perspectives on the human situation, they must ultimately be able to be reconciled.”
“The most difficult book I have ever read was a manual on the use of iron bangles by A.J. Thompson.”
“We love without reason, and without reason we hate.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 658-59, Les Folies Amoureuses, 1922.
“I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.”
“I do feel good doing them [family-friendly movies], but it's not going to be my way of life. I'm a comedian.”
“It's part of the fun of it to work with strong personalities.”
“I think as technology and expertise makes possible these sort of amazing levels of fidelity to the real world, a lot of people sort of get sort of - what's the word I'm looking for - seduced into that. And after a time, they get tired of it and they become a little bit more interested, I think at a certain level of subtraction and a new level of sophistication.”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. March 3, 2010.

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