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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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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Beauty
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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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Society
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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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As a girl, youre supposed to love Sleeping Beauty. I mean, who wants to love Sleeping Beauty when you can be Aladdin? – Ellen Page

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My definition of love is being full. Complete. It makes everything lighter. Beauty is something you see. Love is something you feel. – Sharon Tate

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Beauty

I think everybody can agree that you can hear a certain song and it will put you in a certain mood, and thats just the beauty of music and I am so inspired by that. – Shaun White

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Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. – Socrates

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How much do you as a consumer value a positive experience with a brand or its customer service department? How willing are you to share that with your friends? How inclined are you to let that person know that youre interaction with them was positive? – Simon Mainwaring

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You know, this idea of going around the world imposing democracy by growing a middle-class, a trading merchant class that is independent of your faith, is a good notion, but were all partially different – its no good imposing systems on people that it doesnt suit. – Damian Lewis

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