A sense of the universe, a sense of the all, the nostalgia which seizes us when confronted by nature, beauty, music - these seem to be an expectation and awareness of a Great Presence. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin awarenessbeautyconfront Change image and share on social
Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture he may be, feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaeval churches. Goldwin Smith architecturebeautychurch Change image and share on social
Younger women have no problem in reconciling beauty with ambitions as a professional woman. Camille Paglia ambitionbeautyproblem Change image and share on social
I accidentally entered a youth pageant when I was 14. That's like a beauty pageant, but without the beauty. It was terrible. Zooey Deschanel accidentallybeautyenter Change image and share on social
I don't think anyone who has been to Africa comes away untouched by the place. You see a lot of beauty and optimism, but you also come away with an awareness of the huge gulf between what most of us have and what most of them have to make do with. Then, every now and then, a famine or a war makes everything a hundred times worse. Gary Frank africaawarenessbadly share on social
I was in a modeling contest when I was 16. People don't think it's different, modeling versus beauty pageants, but it is. As a model, you're still an individual. When you are crowned a Miss, you are representative of a lot. Stephanie Sigman beautycontestcrown share on social
Parisian women have an inner elegance that's envied the world over. They are so relaxed about ageing and seem to acquire more charisma and beauty with time. Who wouldn't want to be like them? That's the trick - to embrace the natural progression of life and to be confident. Naomi Watts acquireagebeauty share on social
Designer Marc Jacobs ended his sixteen-year tenure at Louis Vuitton with a spring 2014 collection that celebrated fashion in its purest and least complicated form - as majestic, superficial beauty. Robin Givhan beautycelebratecollection Change image and share on social
The beauty of 'Parenthood' is that it's a blue-collar working family, and it reflects attitudinal shifts that occur within people and families. Craig T. Nelson attitudinalbeautyblue Change image and share on social
When I was a seminarian, I was dazzled by a girl I met at an uncle's wedding. I was surprised by her beauty, her intellectual brilliance... and, well, I was bowled over for quite a while. Pope Francis beautybowlbrilliance Change image and share on social