In honor of my recent blog post regarding the Golden Globes and its attendant gorgeous stars, I thought a few quotes on the subject of beauty and appearance might be in order.


Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, though it may be necessary, from time to time, to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
--Miss Piggy

You have to realize that [before] two hours of hair and makeup, even I don't look like Cindy Crawford.
--Cindy Crawford

Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.
--The Skin Horse in The Velveteen Rabbit

The curve is more powerful than the sword.
--Mae West

People diet because they want the goodies that go with being thin: the dates, the clothes, the instant respect. I just skip the dieting and go straight for the goodies.
--Marilyn Wann