A little AO "pearl" (that appeared after I submitted a response):

"I use this analogy as an answer to people asking about the importance of looks: Looks is like a fishing lure. If you don't have a good lure then most fish won't be interested. Personality on the other hand is like the hook. If your hook is weak then no matter how good a lure you have you have nothing to keep the fish." By Answerology member, "Nephilim71"