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Quote by Gustave Courbet
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Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. – Gustave Courbet

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I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients. – Gustave Courbet

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The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired. – Gustave Courbet

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Beauty
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Handsome means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered – and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesnt hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business. – Richard Chamberlain

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Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherines beauty and Renees frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. – Colleen Atwood

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Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru all creation. – Robert Bridges

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And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb. – James Beattie

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A few years ago I lost 30 pounds, and people still wanted to criticize. And honestly, Im happy with myself if Im a little heavier. I realized: Why am I trying to conform to someone elses idea of beauty? I think Im beautiful either way. – Khloe Kardashian

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Films can only be made by by-passing the will of those who appear in them, using not what they do, but what they are. – Robert Bresson

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