Quote by Naomi Wolf
Beauty is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any econo

Beauty is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West is is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact. – Naomi Wolf

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No matter what a womans appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize – as her personal problem – observations she makes about the beauty myth in society. – Naomi Wolf

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Most urgently, womens identity must be premised upon our beauty so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air. – Naomi Wolf

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Women have face-lifts in a society in which women without them appear to vanish from sight. – Naomi Wolf

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Beauty doesnt need ornaments. Softness cant bear the weight of ornaments. – Munshi Premchand

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Now, Im not saying Im fashionable, but there are sociological interests that matter to me, things that are theoretical, political, intellectual and also concerned with vanity and beauty that we all think about but that I try to mix up and translate into fashion. – Miuccia Prada

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Beauty is only skin deep, but its a valuable asset if youre poor or havent any sense. – Vernon Howard

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Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You cant put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if youre doing it from a position of correction. – Kevyn Aucoin

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