Sophia Loren Quotes

As far as beauty is concerned in order to be confident we must accept that the way we look and feel is our own responsibility.

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind your talents the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source you will truly have defeated age.

When you are a mother you are never really alone in your thoughts ... A mother has to think twice once for herself and once for her child.

Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. There is no code of conduct to help beginners. That is why some people with mediocre talent but with great inner drive go much further than people with vastly superior talent.

Discipline is the great equalizer. If a young woman is beautiful but has no discipline, she will lose her looks as she grows older. If a plain woman is disciplined she will undoubtedly become more beautiful with time.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.