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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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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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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Against Him those women sin who torment their skin with potions, stain their cheeks with rouge and extend the line of their eyes with black coloring. Doubtless they are dissatisfied with God’s plastic skill. In their own persons they convict and censure the Artificer of all things. – Tertullian

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Beauty

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals. – Brigitte Bardot

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Beauty

Im proud that today, at 43 years old, Ive come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty. – Carre Otis

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Beauty

Beauty is less important than quality. – Eugene Ormandy

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Beauty

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Patriotism is easy to understand in America – it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. – Calvin Coolidge

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When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others. – Dalai Lama

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