The body is not a natural fact but a surface inscribed with ... - Michel Foucault

"The body is not a natural fact but a surface inscribed with the marks of history and power."

Michel Foucault Beauty

Philosopher, Theorist French 1926–1984

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"Knowledge is power"

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will"

"Man is neither good nor evil, he is born neutral"

"Truth is a thing of this world"

"Beauty comes in many forms."

"Beauty comes from within."

"True beauty lies in authenticity."

"Beauty exists in the most unexpected places."