These are among the conclusions collected in Dr. Etcoff's book, a kind of scientific survey with cultural analysis of the universal attraction to, well, attractiveness.

Are not all bodies subject throughout their mass to the power of universal attraction?

Everyone who does not resist the almost universal attraction of power meets the same fate: the stupid and confused always, very often the intelligent too.

Are not all bodies influenced by the law of universal attraction?

Enter the soup dumpling, capitalizing on the instinctive appeal of Chinese cooking and the universal attraction to filled things, from dumplings to kreplach to pirogis to pelmeni.

"There's a universal attraction to these thinner, lighter, less cumbersome displays," said Jennifer Gallo, an IDC analyst who has studied the subject.

Salutations to Thee, Whose benevolence oversees all Creation, and Who exercises universal attraction.

One aspect of gaming, is the universal human attraction to narrative, redefined moral universes and fable; and art, theatre and literature have traditionally been media for propagating ideas, cultural mores and values.

He said he was especially intrigued by the universal attraction to sweet-tasting things, which people are born with.