Brigitte Bardot

"To be a woman in this world is to be constantly reinventing yourself."

"I have lived for my passions rather than for approval."

"The greatest tragedy is indifference to suffering."

"One must always be prepared to suffer beauty."

"Acting is a way of lying by exaggerating and manipulating truth."

"A woman must have the independence to choose her own destiny."

"I believe in divine providence, though I don't always understand His plan."

"My body is my own business, and nobody else's but my own."

"The secret to eternal youth is eternal passion."

"Never regret anything that made you smile."

"In love, as in war, we are willing to try anything once."

"I refuse to play the victim in my own story."

"Passion should never be afraid of truth."

"A woman who does not engage with the world is barely living."

"The most erotic thing is vulnerability wrapped in confidence."

"I have always preferred to live dangerously rather than safely."

"Real beauty requires no mask, no pretense, no apology."

"To know oneself is to be forever changed."

"Pleasure is not a sin; it is a human right."

"I am a free spirit, and nothing will compromise that freedom."

"The only judgment that matters is the one we pass on ourselves."

"To love freely is to love truthfully."

"I have never sought permission to be myself."

"Art exists to show us what we are too afraid to acknowledge."

"Solitude is where I find my truest self."

"A woman's power lies in her authenticity, not her appearance."

"I believe in the transformative power of love and beauty."

"Mortality teaches us to live with urgency and grace."

"The world needs more honesty and less performance."

"To be alive is to be constantly evolving and questioning."