Quote by Naomi Wolf
Most urgently, womens identity must be premised upon our beauty so

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

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. – Oliver Platt

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I don’t like standard beauty — there is no beauty without strangeness. – Karl Lagerfeld

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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Im really proud of myself because Ive pared my beauty regimen down to a cream blush and berry-tinted lip balm, which has saved me so much time. – Katherine Heigl

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