Ahmet Ertegun Quotes

I've never considered myself to be beautiful, and I still don't.

I'm not interested in just beautiful girls and beautiful clothes.

I don't care if I'm beautiful; I don't care what I am on the outside. It isn't about the outside.

I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'

I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair, or that they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I smile.

I'd never want to do something just for the show of it.

Never - no, not for one moment - believe that any human being, with sense in his skull, will love or respect you on account of your fine or costly clothes.

I'm a fan of people that have quality, that do what they do, and that are not into the showbiz.

I don't pretend to be any different just because I win tennis matches, so hopefully brands appreciate my approach and my likeability, because it's who I am.

If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.

I don't always look so beautiful.

I like to look nice, but I'm not marketing being beautiful.

When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It's just a first impression. Then there's someone who doesn't catch your eye immediately, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world. The greatest actors aren't what you would call beautiful sex symbols.

I'm not a great beauty. That's not me.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

Sincerity may be humble but she cannot be servile.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

I'm not that beautiful, and I don't want to be a pop star.

I'm not really a flirt; I just try to be myself.

People place such importance on the external. It's disgusting.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.

I don't think I'm particularly beautiful at all.