Neil Harbisson (1984) Catalan-Irish musician, artist and activist
As quoted in El Punt (28 January 2012). "La teva cara em sona" http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/5-cultura/19-cultura/500466-la-teva-cara-em-sona.html
“Nearly all black and brown skins are beautiful, but a beautiful white skin is rare.”
— Mark Twain, book Following the Equator
Source: Following the Equator (1897), Ch. XLI
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Joanne K. Rowling (1965) British novelist, author of the Harry Potter series
Tweet https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/678888094339366914?lang=en quoted in " J.K. Rowling angry about black Hermione complaints https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/entertainment/jk-rowling-hermione-cursed-child/index.html" by Lisa Respers France, CNN (June 6, 2016) <br class="br">2010s
Youn Yuh-jung (1947) South Korean actress
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“The saying that beauty is but skin deep is but a skin-deep saying.”
Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist
Vol. 2, Ch. XIV, Personal Beauty
Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative (1891)
Bert McCracken (1982) American musician
Statement about Hurricane Katrina on website of The Used, reported in L. Martinez (September 10, 2005) "Rockers plug in for Katrina", Ventura County Star, p. 1.
“All the beauty of the world, 'tis but skin deep.”
Ralph Venning (1621–1673) English minister
"The Triumph of Assurance", Orthodox Paradoxes, Or, A Believer Clearing Truth by Seeming Contradictions (1647), p. 41. Compare: "Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colours that are but skin-deep", Mathew Henry, Commentaries. Genesis iii.
“white skin notwithstanding, this is our first black President”
Toni Morrison (1931–2019) American writer
About Bill Clinton. Comment, The New Yorker, 5 October 1998.
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/10/05/comment-6543
Mike Scott (1958) songwriter, musician
"The Return of Jimi Hendrix"
Dream Harder (1993)
Context: He was young and black and beautiful
big eyed, perfect skin an'
he played my guitar like a lightning storm
like twirlin' feathers in the wind
he could make it sound like the end of the world
a fire, the flick of a knife
he could squeeze it slow and masterful
like the hand that brought the world to life
“It isn't a matter of black is beautiful as much as it is white is not all that's beautiful.”
Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist
“Like beauty, stardom too is skin-deep.”
Shahrukh Khan (1965) Indian actor, producer and television personality
From interview with Komal Nahta