Quote by Rebecca Goldstein

I am beautiful for a brainy woman, brainy for a beautiful woman, but objectively speaking, neither beautiful nor brainy.

I am beautiful for a brainy woman, brainy for a beautiful wo

Summary

This quote reflects a self-awareness and a dilemma regarding societal standards. The individual acknowledges being deemed as beautiful for someone intellectual, and intelligent for someone beautiful. However, they question their own objective beauty and intellect. This highlights the constricting nature of surface-level judgments and probes the complexity of defining beauty and intelligence, ultimately suggesting that these qualities cannot be easily measured or defined.

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Beauty Intelligence

By Rebecca Goldstein

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