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Cosmetic surgery and the ideology of self-improvement may have made women's hope for legal recourse to justice obsolete. -- Naomi Wolf
Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, who make up the vast majority of its patient pool, into man-made women. -- Naomi Wolf
Cosmetic companies are trying to turn India into a nation of Albinos. No dark area on any part of the body. Except maybe our hearts. Got a cream for that? -- Shekhar Kapur
Internet pharmacies return to consumers the choice promised by supporters of the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. That law established federal requirements for drug safety and labeling but exempted prescription medicines from the labeling rules. -- Virginia Postrel
Cosmetic surgery is terrifying. It never looks good. Those women look weird. They look in the mirror and think they look great, but they don't see what we see. I think it's hideous. They scare small children. -- Jerry Hall
Hip-hop had become overly aspirational and shiny, full of vivid technicolors. Cosmetic fronting was not part of the ethos of our get down. Our get down was more blue collar. Our aspirations were to shine a light on the plight and experience of the inner cities of America. -- Lyor Cohen
I'm addicted to cosmetic surgery! -- Janice Dickinson
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. -- Maria Mitchell
Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic. -- Rosalind Russell
I'm very lucky in that I have a good cosmetic surgeon. -- Sharon Osbourne
I can't even get three weeks off to have cosmetic surgery. -- Paul Lynde
A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. -- Anton Chekhov
I will buy any creme, cosmetic, or elixir from a woman with a European accent. -- Erma Bombeck
I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso. -- Rita Rudner
I don't think there is anything wrong with cosmetic surgery at all. I think it's great. But I don't think it's alright to distort yourself. -- Sharon Stone
Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't. -- Yaya DaCosta
Every woman should wear make-up. It takes years off. I'm wearing lots of false eyelashes today, and to me, lipstick is the best cosmetic that exists. -- Joan Collins
Don't underestimate the cosmetic power of sunglasses. It's worth spending a bit of money on a quality pair. I usually go for Dior or Louis Vuitton. -- Dita Von Teese
If you want to have plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery, live it up; go ahead and have it. But if you don't want to have it, don't have it. -- Sharon Stone
I have had some cosmetic surgery, especially after I lost weight and stuff, and I've had my breasts lifted - but not injected. That would scare me to death, anyway. -- Dolly Parton
I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think it's very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body. -- Paloma Faith
In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim was - nor am I now. -- Roone Arledge
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Ageing is one of those battles you're not going to win. I'll try to look as good as I can as long as I can. I don't think I'll do cosmetic surgery because I'm a wimp. -- Mariella Frostrup
The harming of animals for any reason is shameful, but torturing them for mere vanity is senseless. Slaughtering animals for their fur or harming them for cosmetic purposes is disgusting and not worth the perfect shade of lipstick. -- Laura Mennell
Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If it isn't ethical, it can't be beautiful. But if it isn't beautiful, it probably shouldn't be at all.' -- Yves Behar
Before the Second World War, L'Oreal in France was an active supporter of the French fascists. The cosmetic group's founder Eugene Schueller was an active member of the 'Cagoule' group, committed to the violent overthrow of the Third Republic, and hosted meetings at Oreal headquarters. -- Geoff Mulgan
You can't treat an illness with cosmetic surgery, and that's why it would be great if there were qualified therapists in plastic surgeons' offices, and that people would go to a therapeutic meeting before plastic surgery. I think that should be part of the FDA requirement. -- Sharon Stone
Though it's harder to justify the use of a cadaver for practicing nose jobs than it is for practicing coronary bypasses, it is justifiable nonetheless. Cosmetic surgery exists, for better or for worse, and it's important, for the sake of those who undergo it, that the surgeons who do it are able to do it well. -- Mary Roach
I think it is very important that you like yourself for who you are and not want to look like anyone else. You also have to understand, many people have had cosmetic surgeries in order to look the way they look. So why look like them when you can just look like you? And there is nothing wrong with looking like you. -- Richard Simmons
I'm a lifelong movie addict, and one of my favorite projects is making replica props and costumes. Nearly every one of these - from R2D2 to Hellboy's revolver - ends with the paint job. And it's not just cosmetic. The paint literally tells a story: what this thing is made of, where it's been, what it's been used for, and for how long. -- Adam Savage
Happiness is a rare cosmetic. -- George Whyte-Melville
Happiness is the best cosmetic. -- Karen Duffy
Love is the most potent cosmetic ... -- Saul Bellow
There is no cosmetic like happiness -- Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
The U.S. is a cosmetic democracy. -- John Pilger
I owe the quality of my skin to my cosmetic surgeon, -- Cindy Crawford
I worked at the cosmetic counter at a fine department store -- Lita Ford
I worked at the cosmetic counter at a fine department store. -- Lita Ford
It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers. -- Jamie Lee Curtis
Working in the entertainment industry exposes me to every current cosmetic fad. -- Connie Sellecca
I'm curious how you'll know it works. I assume it's mostly a cosmetic change. -- Scott Adams
Don't practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light. -- B.K.S. Iyengar
Everything is a rejection of you, not your product, or your script, or a cosmetic. It's you. -- Morgan Brittany
ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn. -- Ambrose Bierce
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Healthcare for trans women is a necessity. It is not elective. It is not cosmetic. It is life saving. -- Laverne Cox
You do realize this makes your wings even more unique." "Are you saying you shot me as a cosmetic procedure? -- Nalini Singh
One of my assistants, a British man, says I should find a platform for [cosmetic industry]. Meanwhile I wear make-up. -- Nan Goldin
The cosmetic industry seems to be a wholesale dumping ground for just about every single type of chemical that exists. -- David Wolfe
The changes that take place when liberal Democrats replace not so liberal or compassionate Republicans (or Democrats) are merely cosmetic. -- David Dellinger
Just looking at all the faces here reminds me of some of the great work that was done this year . . . by cosmetic surgeons. -- Ricky Gervais
...if our humanity - our soul as a society - is overtaken by the materiel and cosmetic, there will be no hope of peace. -- Robert Redford
I can't imagine having cosmetic surgery because I have my values and little family who makes me feel incredibly accepted but you never know. -- Izabella Scorupco
The beauty of your mind depends on the "make-ups" you use to feed it. A "can-do-spirit" is the best cosmetic. It never fades your mental beauty! -- Israelmore Ayivor
Hair is just one way of expressing ourselves. We express ourselves through how we dress or through tattoos or body art or piercings or cosmetic surgery ... -- Linda Evangelista
If you want to be transparent with your people, do not do anything cosmetic, whether to deceive your people or to get some applaud from the West. -- Bashar al-Assad
My cosmetic range, easy4Men, is not going that well. It's meant to be for the no-nonsense man, but now I don't know if the no-nonsense man exists. -- Stelios Haji-Ioannou
I think the terrifying thing is you see all these people who go to the same cosmetic surgeon, and they end up, after a while, looking like everyone. -- Cate Blanchett
Women think black is the most flattering color, but they're wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye. -- Oscar de la Renta
Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly. He is like a watch of which the most that can be said is that its cosmetic effect is good. -- H. L. Mencken
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Our generation has taken to the cosmetic use of pesticides and I think, perhaps unwittingly, not fully understanding the dangers it represents to ourselves and, most importantly, to our children. -- Dalton McGuinty
Oh, I just love being a character actress. You have a lot of fun, and not only that, you save tons on cosmetic surgery because you never have to have liposuction. -- Marcia Gay Harden
Students need to be reminded that revision isn't merely making a few cosmetic changes. Revision is seeing and then reseeing our words and practicing strategies that make a difference in our writing. -- Georgia Heard
Cold glass, how you insert yourself Between myself and myself. I scratch like a cat. The blood that runs is dark fruit- An effect, a cosmetic. You smile. No, it is not fatal. -- Sylvia Plath
California has rules against assault weapons. It's just those rules are inherently so technical and have to do with cosmetic features, you can easily get around them with any sort of semi-automatic rifle. -- Chuck Todd

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