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.

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.

Beauty is equal parts flesh and imagination: we imbue it with our dreams, saturate it with our longings.

The formula for a happy marriage is five positive remarks, or interactions, for every one negative.

throughout human history people have scarred, painted, pierced, padded, stiffened, plucked, and buffed their bodies in the name of beauty.

Physical beauty is like athletic skill: it peaks young.

Beauty draws us in. We can't stop looking or listening or touching. It takes us outside ourselves and it motivates us. It's essential to life and to happiness.