Beauty Quotes
What is beautiful? These quotes go beyond appearances to explore wonder, aesthetics, and awe.
18919 quotes
B
B
A
A
B
A
N
A
J
J
A
A
D
J
J
J
N
A
A
A
A
A
D
"Beauty exists in resistance and resilience."Barbara Smith
"Beauty is not decoration; it is necessity."Barbara Smith
"Beauty doesn't need ornament. Simplicity is the best adornment. So remove everything unnecessary to reveal the meaning of true beauty."Arundhati Roy
"There is a kind of beauty in damaged things."Arundhati Roy
"The archive of Black life, Black love, and Black joy is essential to our survival."Barbara Smith
"We must learn to see beauty in the effort to protect what we love."Bill McKibben
"The diversity of food crops is the diversity of cultures and must be honored as such."Vandana Shiva
"Beauty exists in acts of resistance and solidarity."Angela Davis
"Beauty exists not in perfection, but in resilience and authenticity."Naomi Klein
"Beauty exists precisely because it is temporary."Arundhati Roy
"The beauty of nature is worth fighting for."Bill McKibben
"Beauty in nature is worth protecting."James Hansen
"Beauty is what we stand to lose without action."James Hansen
"Beauty is the gift we inherit and the responsibility we bear."Bill McKibben
"When I was growing up, Black was not beautiful. I was not beautiful."Audre Lorde
"Beauty exists in the most unexpected places, often right beside terrible suffering."Arundhati Roy
"Beauty is a form of resistance because it insists that life has worth beyond utility."Arundhati Roy
"Beauty exists whether or not we notice it, but we need to notice it to understand why we should protect it."Bill McKibben
"The beauty of nature is a mirror of the soul."David Brower
"The beauty of nature is worth protecting for its own sake."James Hansen
"The beauty of scientific discovery is humbling and motivating."James Hansen
"Beauty in nature should be preserved for its own intrinsic value."James Hansen
"The beauty of nature is what we're losing; that loss should break our hearts."Bill McKibben
"Beauty exists in resistance and in the refusal to accept the unacceptable."Naomi Klein
"To be beautiful is to stand still and know you're beautiful."Arundhati Roy
"Beauty is found in the most unexpected places."Arundhati Roy
"We need beauty for the renewal of the soul."Aldo Leopold
"We stand guard over works of art but not over works of nature."Aldo Leopold
"The cries of the wild geese descending out of the night sky are not economic propositions."Aldo Leopold
"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere."David Brower