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I know a girl who just looks at her face in the medicine cabinet mirror and never looks below her shoulders, and she's four or five hundred pounds but she doesn't see all that, she just sees a beautiful face and therefore she thinks she's a beauty. And therefore, I think she's a beauty, too, because I usually accept people on the basis of their self-images, because their self-images have more to do with the way they think than their objective-images do.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of self-image over physical appearance, suggesting that how one sees themselves can influence others' perceptions.
Andy Warhol highlights the profound impact of self-image on personal beauty. He observes a girl who focuses solely on her face and perceives herself as beautiful despite her weight. Warhol suggests that this self-perception shapes not only her reality but also influences how others view her. Essentially, he asserts that beauty is often a reflection of one's confidence and self-acceptance rather than merely an objective standard.
Themes
Self-ImageBeautyPerceptionConfidenceAcceptance
In practice
Example use cases
During a beauty seminar discussing self-acceptance and confidence.
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