Venus Quotes

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.

"To be a success an actress must have the face of Venus, the brain of Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of Macaulay, the figure of Juno and the hide of a rhinocerous."

Venus told me the other day that champions don`t get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn`t get nervous and just do the best I can.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

Venus hasn`t been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she`s been coming back from injury.

Women are from Venus. Men are from Mars. Hamlet does not scan as Hamletta. Nor does Han Solo as Han Sally. Faceman is not the same as Facewoman. Nor does a Stardoe a Starbuck make. Men hand out cigars. Women `hand out` babies. And thus the world, for thousands of years, has gone round.

Big Eyed Beans From Venus

I am most proud of my win in Moscow in 2002 beating Venus (Williams), Mauresmo and Davenport, ... And I`m very proud of making the decision to come back after my shoulder surgery. I could easily have called it quits, but I worked very hard, and winning that first tournament in Pattaya after coming back meant a lot to me too. The wins later in my career were much more satisfying than early on.

Who knows? There`s just no way to tell with the Williams sisters. Venus played a terrible match at the French, and a few weeks later she has an incredible run and wins Wimbledon. Both Williams sisters are good hard-court players, so anything is possible.

Venus has put a lot of effort into becoming an all-around player.

When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus.

Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus.

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

I don`t think she`ll (Venus Williams) be around for a very long time. I doubt it will be a long career for her. She can make a lot more money out of (tennis) rather than in tennis."