Nancy Etcoff Quotes & Sayings

Beauty is equal parts flesh and imagination: we imbue it with our dreams, saturate it with our longings. — Nancy Etcoff

Appearance is the most public part of the self. It is our sacrament, the visible self that the world assumes to be a mirror of the invisible, inner self. — Nancy Etcoff

The idea that beauty is unimportant is the real beauty myth. — Nancy Etcoff

Beauty draws us in. We can't stop looking or listening or touching. It takes us outside ourselves and it motivates us. It's essential to life and to happiness. — Nancy Etcoff

When abused children under court protection were studied in California and Massachusetts, it turned out that a disproportionate number of them were unattractive ... abused kids had head and face proportions that made them look less infantile and cute. — Nancy Etcoff

In Brazil there are more Avon ladies than members of the army. In the United States more money is spent on beauty than on education or social services. — Nancy Etcoff

The formula for a happy marriage is five positive remarks, or interactions, for every one negative. — Nancy Etcoff

Beauty ensnares hearts, captures minds, and stirs up emotional wildfires. From Plato to pinups, images of human beauty have catered to a limitless desire to see and imagine an ideal human form. — Nancy Etcoff

Physical beauty is like athletic skill: it peaks young. — Nancy Etcoff