Thursday, February 17, 2011

Memorable Quotes from Coquesia Belle's Past Facebook Statuses

Make-up needn't be seen as a corrective or something to hide behind. I see it as another form of expression and acceptance, even pleasure, of being in one's skin.
-- Kay Montano (make-up artist), Sunday Times, "Style"
 Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.
-- Author Unknown
When you look for the good in others, you discover the best in yourself.
-- Martin Walsh
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.
-- Mark Twain
Beauty lies in imperfection.
 Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.
-- David Seabury
Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, and at the end of the day you don't look at it and wish you had painted something different.
-- Author Unknown
Three Rules of Work:
Out of clutter find simplicity;
From discord find harmony;
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
-- Albert Einstein
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.
-- Author Unknown
People of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others: they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else.
-- Nathaniel Branden
Mistakes are part of the dues that one pays for a full life.
-- Sophia Loren
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
-- Coco Chanel
"It doesn't have to MATCH, it has to GO!"
-Stacy London & Clinton Kelly from TLC's 'What Not To Wear'
If I NEED to do something, it never comes out right. If I WANT to do something, it's from a creative, organic, passionate place, and it's amazing.--Jennifer Lopez
Elegance is a question of personality, more than one's clothing.
-Jean-Paul Gaultier
And the best ones of all:
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
-- Coco Chanel
"To drop a plumb line into the depths of life, to find thereby the great emotions common to all mankind and to express them so that all mankind will understand the expression - This, I think, is what art is for." - Gutzon Borglum, Artist & Sculptor of Mt. Rushmore
I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.
-- Coco Chanel