“Sex-appeal is the keynote of our whole civilization.”
Toute notre civilisation est aphrodisiaque
Source: The Two Sources of Morality and Religion (1932), Chapter IV
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French philosopher 1859–1941Related quotes
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““It’s ok to embrace your sex appeal
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“Glamour is just sex that got civilized.”
Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996) American actress and singer
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“I have so little sex appeal that my gynecologist calls me "sir."”
Joan Rivers (1933–2014) American comedian, actress, and television host
As quoted in R. Byrne, Third and Possibly the Best 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (1987)
Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) American politician, 28th president of the United States (in office from 1913 to 1921)
“The Road Away from Revolution”, Atlantic Monthly 132:146 (August 1923). Reprinted in PWW 68:395
1920s and later
Louis Brownlow (1879–1963) American mayor
Louis Brownlow: "The Art and Science of Public Administration." in: Puerto Rico and Its Public Administration Program. Proceedings of the Public Administration Conference, October-November 1945, p. 191.
“Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.”
Sophia Loren (1934) Italian actress
As quoted in Halliwell’s Filmgoer’s Companion (1984) Leslie Halliwell
Variant: Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.
“Kinky sex involves the use of duck feathers. Perverted sex involves the whole duck.”
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