“People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.”
Salma Hayek
PinLife is tough; and if you have the ability to laugh at it, you have the ability to enjoy it.PinLife is about creating new opportunities, not waiting for them to come to you.PinYou can be a thousand different women. It’s your choice which one you want to be. It’s about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, ‘This is my kingdom.’PinI say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.
“Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone’s attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process.”
Salma Hayek
PinI proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.PinWhat is important is to believe in something so strongly that you’re never discouraged.PinI’ll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.PinSometimes evolving doesn’t mean transforming; sometimes it just means owning what is there.
9 Salma Hayek Quotes on Life
PinWhen you are passionate about life, it keeps you young. Sometimes I wake up at 4:00 am just to see how my roses look.PinI have a farm and I love it there. There’s really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, it’s fun.PinIt doesn’t matter what you have faith in, just that you have faith.PinI believe that change keeps you young.PinI work hard, I make my own living and I love it. I like having financial independence.PinPeople always underestimate me. But if you stick around long enough, act out of conviction, and try to be honorable in everything you do, good things will come to you.PinHow I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.PinWhat once was an expression of who I was – acting – also became my hiding place.PinI have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican roots with honor and pride.
3 Salma Hayek Quotes on Womanhood
PinIn fighting for women, we fight for humanity. We fight for the future – for everyone.PinI keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.PinYour empathy for other mothers is such a natural instinct and it’s such a beautiful thing that we all connect, and we should all help each other.
2 Salma Hayek Quotes on Domestic Violence and Physical Abuse
PinIf you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.PinNo woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
5 Salma Hayek Quotes on Love
“I believe eating well, and with people you love, is about feeding your body, heart, and soul – I used juicing to ensure I covered my nutritional bases every day, and as a tool to restore inner balance if my body needed a break from too much indulgence.”
Salma Hayek
PinI think if I was not in love, I would probably let myself go faster. Love gives me the vanity to continue.PinIt’s very easy to feel someone’s pain when you love them.PinThis is not love. It is a crime… You can’t look the other way just because you have not experienced domestic violence with your own flesh.
“You can have a spiritual awakening and discover a new side of you at any age. And best of all, love can happen at any age. Life can just start to get exciting when you’re in your 40s and 50s. You have to believe that.”
Salma Hayek
4 Salma Hayek Quotes on Fashion
PinFind your own style. Don’t spend your savings trying to be someone else. You’re not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.PinDon’t try to dress like me or wear your hair like mine. Find your own style.PinI think it’s nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.PinIf it wasn’t because of my high heels, I would still be in Coatzacoalcos with 10 children.
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