Sophia Loren Quotes

Sophia Loren is one of the most iconic actresses of all time. She has starred in many iconic movies, won two Oscar, received countless other awards, and inspired women around the world with her grace and strength. Sophia Loren is also well-known for her wisdom and insight, which she has shared in speeches and interviews throughout her career. Here are some of the best quotes from Sophia Loren that will inspire you to be your best self, and follow your dreams.

  • Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.

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  • A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

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  • I’m an actress. It’s my passion.

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  • Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

    Sophia Loren
  • You cannot say, because I am from Naples so I like the mixture of drama and comedy all together.

    Sophia Loren
  • Be careful about what you eat because otherwise you get fat! Do you like to be fat? Eat very, very, very little things. Almost starve, but I don’t starve, because I eat very much.

    Sophia Loren
  • Sex is like washing your face – just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.

    Sophia Loren
  • I walk, walk, walk, walk. That’s very good for your heart.

    Sophia Loren
  • Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

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  • The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.

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  • You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about.

    Sophia Loren
  • I always try to have a vacation.

    Sophia Loren
  • When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

    Sophia Loren
  • After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

    Sophia Loren
  • A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

    Sophia Loren
  • I’m an actress. It’s my passion.

    Sophia Loren
  • Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

    Sophia Loren
  • You cannot say, because I am from Naples so I like the mixture of drama and comedy all together.

    Sophia Loren
  • Be careful about what you eat because otherwise you get fat! Do you like to be fat? Eat very, very, very little things. Almost starve, but I don’t starve, because I eat very much.

    Sophia Loren
  • Sex is like washing your face – just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.

    Sophia Loren
  • I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.

    Sophia Loren
  • Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

    Sophia Loren
  • Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve got.

    Sophia Loren
  • It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true.

    Sophia Loren
  • I’m a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It’s a pretty dumb animal, mind you.

    Sophia Loren
  • The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared with a child who doesn’t know what war is except from television.

    Sophia Loren
  • I think, in our life I think that when you are an actor, when you are a producer, you have to be very discreet about your personal life, and you have to be closed in, in harmony and in affection and in everything.

    Sophia Loren
  • You have to be born a sex symbol. You don’t become one. If you’re born with it, you’ll have it even when you’re 100 years old.

    Sophia Loren
  • I eat a lot of salad, a little meat, and some fruit. That’s all. But I like sweets.

    Sophia Loren
  • It’s a mistake to think that once you’re done with school you need never learn anything new.

    Sophia Loren
  • There’s no pleasure in working if you don’t do the things you want to do.

    Sophia Loren
  • I’m an actress. It’s my passion. It’s – I’ve always lived for acting.

    Sophia Loren
  • I’m sick when I don’t work for year or two.

    Sophia Loren
  • I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.

    Sophia Loren
  • Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

    Sophia Loren
  • Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve got.

    Sophia Loren
  • It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true.

    Sophia Loren
  • I’m a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It’s a pretty dumb animal, mind you.

    Sophia Loren
  • The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared with a child who doesn’t know what war is except from television.

    Sophia Loren
  • I think, in our life I think that when you are an actor, when you are a producer, you have to be very discreet about your personal life, and you have to be closed in, in harmony and in affection and in everything.

    Sophia Loren

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