#per

She tried to remind herself that beauty was only skin deep, but that didn't offer any helpful excuses when she was berating herself for never knowing what to say to people. There was nothing more depressing than an ugly girl with no personality. It hurts, because deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often very funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself saying the wrong thing or, more often, nothing at all. ↗

— Julia Quinn

#personality #self-esteem #beauty

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#except #hope #just #necessary #permissible

The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#clashes #demands #does #his #likewise

All the time I'm changing as an artist and as a person. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#changing #i #person #time

I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others. ↗

— Elle Macpherson

#been #considerate #feel #good #good person

Being a public person doesn't necessarily mean you're a piece of meat for everybody. ↗

— Elle Macpherson

#everybody #mean #meat #necessarily #person

A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them. ↗

— James Madison

#free #his #man #opinions #property

If you want to be truly successful invest in yourself to get the knowledge you need to find your unique factor. When you find it and focus on it and persevere your success will blossom. ↗

— Sydney Madwed

#factor #find #focus #get #invest

It has been an honor to work in the Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise. ↗

— Dennis Ross

#administration #agreed #been #both #broader

If happy I and wretched he, Perhaps the king would change with me. ↗

— Charles Mackay

#happy #i #king #me #perhaps