#appearance

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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As with all my work, whether it's a leaf on a rock or ice on a rock, I'm trying to get beneath the surface appearance of things. Working the surface of a stone is an attempt to understand the internal energy of the stone. ↗

— Andy Goldsworthy

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So may the outward shows be least themselves: The world is still deceived with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being seasoned with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament? There is no vice so simple but assumes Some mark of virtue on his outward parts. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance. ↗

— Pam Grier

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We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness. ↗

— Katherine Harris

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In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments. ↗

— Rutherford B. Hayes

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I keep kind of making certain mistakes in public appearances over and over again. ↗

— Katherine Heigl

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The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance. ↗

— Don Herold

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When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

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The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear. ↗

— Sarah Bernhardt

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