Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.

Derek Zoolander

Zoolander

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Topic

Nature of beauty Beauty

Speaker

Derek Zoolander

Actor

Ben Stiller

Source

Zoolander

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Zoolander. Directed by Ben Stiller, Village Roadshow Productions/VH1 Films/NPV Entertinment/Red Hour Productions/Scott Rudin Productions, 2001.

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"Beauty" is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West it is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.

Naomi Wolf

The Beauty Myth

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Topic
Patriarchy Beauty

Author

Naomi Wolf
Source
The Beauty Myth
Genre
Sociology
Language
English
Time
1990 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. Chatto & Windus, 1990.

Another quote from the following genre Comedy

Wars, conflict - it's all business. One murder makes a villain; millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify, my good fellow!

Charlie Chaplin

Monsieur Verdoux

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Topic
War
Speaker
Henri Verdoux
Actor
Charlie Chaplin
Source
Monsieur Verdoux
Medium
Film
Genre
Comedy (film) Comedy
Language
English
Time
1947 1940s 20th century
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Monsieur Verdoux. Directed by Charlie Chaplin, United Artists, 1947.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

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Patience Persistence One step at a time

Author

Lao Tzu
Source
Tao Te Ching
Genre
Philosophical literature Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Chinese
Time
400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC
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Original Citation

Laozi [Lao Tzu]. 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. c. 400 BC, ch. 64.

Current Citation

Laozi [Lao Tzu]. "The Natural Way of Lao Tzu." A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, translated by Wing-Tsit Chan. Princeton University Press, 1969, ch. 64.