Sophia Loren Quotes

I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.

Many people think they want things, but they don’t really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.

I think the quality of sexiness comes from within. It is something that is in you or it isn’t and it really doesn’t have much to do with breasts or thighs or the pout of your lips.

Jealousy is a miserable feeling. It means you aspire to something that you cannot have. Even in love, it is better to leave, better not to waste time.

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

Any woman can look her best if she feels good in her skin. It’s not a question of clothes or makeup. It’s how she sparkles.

I’m a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It’s a pretty dumb animal, mind you.

I walk, walk, walk, walk. That’s very good for your heart.

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.

I know how to say ‘no’ in twelve languages. That’s enough for a woman.

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.

I’m an actress. It’s my passion. It’s – I’ve always lived for acting.

You cannot say, because I am from Naples so I like the mixture of drama and comedy all together.

The most indespensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.

True happiness is impossible without solitude…. I need solitude in my life as I need food and drink and the laughter of little children. Extravagant though it may sound, solitude is the filter of my soul. It nourishes me, and rejuvenates me. Left alone, I discovered that I keep myself good company.

Sex is like washing your face – just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.

A woman’s dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view.