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Using Quotations in a Speech or Text about Appearance

As well as keeping your audience engaged, adding quotations to a speech or a text can significantly enhance its impact and effectiveness. Quotations are useful for explaining complex ideas concisely, much in the same way that analogies are used. Additionally, quotations from experts or celebrities can add credibility to your message.

Here are some funny and poignant quotations about appearance. If your speech is serious, do not automatically avoid funny quotations as they can often be the most impactful, forcing your audience into the thinking about the hidden analogous message in your selected quotation.

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." (British actor Peter Ustinov)
"When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." (Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw)

If you are looking to make a fuller speech about appearance, then below this selection of quotations are three funny themes and three serious themes on the topic of appearance that might help trigger some ideas for your speech or text.

"I was so ugly when I was born, the doctor slapped my mother." Henny Youngman (American comedian, 1906-98)

"It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances." Oscar Wilde (Irish dramatist and poet, 1854-1900)

"I'll tell you what, he doesn't suit daylight, does he?" Anonymous fan of TV presenter Michael Parkinson

"It often means vanity and sometimes drink." Lord Baden-Powell (Founder of the Boy Scout movement, 1857-1941) talking about waxed moustaches

"Don't you recognize me with my clothes on?" Tallulah Bankhead (American actress, 1903-68) to her former lover Lord Alington as he dined with another woman in a restaurant

"I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows." Janette Barber (American comedian and producer, 1953-)

"She is not so much dressed as richly upholstered." J. M. Barrie (Scottish writer and dramatist, 1860-1937)

"I know I looked awful because my mother phoned and said I looked lovely." Jo Brand (English comedian, 1957-) after getting a makeover on television

"After forty, a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down." Barbara Cartland (English writer, 1901-2000)

"The most delightful advantage of being bald - one can hear snowflakes." R. G. Daniels (British magistrate, 1916-93)

"A drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect." Harvey Fierstein (American dramatist and actor, 1954-)

"I got into moisturiser when I played football. If you're out in all weathers you have to take care of your face." Vinnie Jones (English footballer and actor, 1965-)

"In Los Angeles everyone has perfect teeth. It's crocodile land." Gwyneth Paltrow (American actress, 1972-)

"It costs a lot of money to look this cheap." Dolly Parton (American singer and songwriter, 1946-)

"A man who can part the Red Sea but apparently not his own hairpiece." Dick Vosburgh (American writer, 1929-2007) talking about actor Charlton Heston

"The Right Hon. was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to say 'When!'" P. G. Wodehouse (English-born writer, 1881-1975)

Thinking Template for a Speech or Text on Appearance

Below are 3 funny themes and 3 serious themes related to appearance. These have been included to help you identify areas to explore.

Funny Themes:

Fashion Fails: Hilarious Style Mishaps
- Share amusing stories and photos of fashion disasters, from wardrobe malfunctions to questionable style choices that have gone viral.
The Struggle is Real: Everyday Beauty Blunders
- Highlight the funny side of daily beauty routines, including mishaps with makeup, hair, and trying to follow complicated beauty tutorials.
Awkward Phases: Laughing at Our Younger Selves
- Explore the humorous and sometimes cringe-worthy fashion and appearance choices from our past, showcasing old photos and the trends we regret.

Serious Themes:

The Impact of Appearance on Self-Esteem
- Discuss how appearance affects self-esteem and body image, and the importance of promoting a healthy and positive self-image.
The Role of Media in Shaping Beauty Standards
- Address the influence of media and advertising on beauty standards, and the impact this has on individuals' perceptions of their own appearance.
Embracing Diversity: Redefining Beauty
- Explore the movement towards embracing diversity in appearance, highlighting efforts to redefine beauty standards to be more inclusive and representative of all people.

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