Audrey had an angelic quality about her. She didn't act like she was better than everyone, she just had a presence, an energy, a sort of light coming from within her that was overwhelming.

No amount of makeup can mask an ugly heart.

That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through helping people see the beauty in themselves, I could try and find it in me.

The fact is, there really is no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty

Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul, and sometimes even in myself.

Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.

Glamour is not self-conscious; it’s not trying really hard. It’s just expressing your own truth. I think that’s what the essence of glamour really is—expressing your uniqueness.

Beauty might bring happiness, but happiness always brings beauty.

For me, beauty is synonymous with uniqueness . . . perfection is mundane, boring, and emotionless. It is by celebrating the differences in others that we can begin to accept our own individuality.

Life is too short to spend hoping that the perfectly arched eyebrow or hottest new lip shade will mask an ugly heart.

It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want, but it won't make your soul pretty.

I hope every night is stunning where you are. In my words, you are a legend.

I think the first draft is so challenging because that elusive BALANCE is so challenging.

My modus operandi is that I'll be content with anything, as long as I know that it's the best that's possible.

Being rejected from something good just means that Allah is pointing you to something better

We are made of star-stuff. Our bodies are made of star-stuff. There are pieces of star within us all.

We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.

Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises.

Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.

I would say act like a man of thought and think like a man of action.

I knew I was in good hands [with Didier Dubot] and we could accomplish whatever I had in mind.