Marlene Dietrich quotes - page 2

To lose your prejudices you must travel. (Marlene Dietrich)
In Europe, it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman - we make love with anyone we find attractive. View quote
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I do not think that we have a "right” to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks. View quote
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What a man notices first about a woman is whether she notices him. View quote
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In language gender is particularly confusing. Why, please, should a table be male in German, female in French, and castrated in English? View quote
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Glamour is assurance. It is a kind of knowing that you are all right in every way, mentally and physically and in appearance, and that, whatever the occasion or the situation, you are equal to it. View quote
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Words can bruise and break hearts, and minds as well. There are no black and blue marks, no broken bones to put in plaster casts, and therefore no prison bars for the offender. View quote
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It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. View quote
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The British have an umbilical cord which has never been cut and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch them in times of sudden horror, tragedy or disaster. The pulse stops apparently, and nothing can be done, and not one move made, until a "nice cup of tea” is quickly made. There is no question that it brings solace and does steady the mind. What a pity all countries are not. View quote
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Duties are what make life most worth living. Lacking them, you are not necessary to anyone. View quote
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Friendship is a precious gift that can't be bought or sold. It's value is greater than mountains made of gold. If you shall ask God for a gift be thankful if he sends not diamonds pearls or riches but the love and trust of friends. It is the friends you can call up at 4 a. m. that matter. (Marlene Dietrich)
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring. View quote
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A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman. View quote
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I am not a myth. View quote
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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face. View quote
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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs. View quote
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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma. View quote
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I had no desire to be an film actress, to always play somebody else, to be always beautiful with somebody constantly straightening out your every eyelash. It was always a big bother to me. View quote
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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret. View quote
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How do you know love is gone? If you said that you would be there at seven and you get there by nine, and he or she has not called the police yet - it's gone. View quote
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If there is a supreme being, he's crazy. (Marlene Dietrich)
I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now. View quote
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They want you to bring out your intestines. View quote
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The lover says How beautiful you are, now that you love me. View quote
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Do let him read the papers. But not while you accusingly tiptoe around the room, or perch much like a silent bird of prey on the edge of your most uncomfortable chair. (He will read them anyway, and he should read them, so let him choose his own good time.) Don't make a big exit. Just go. But kiss him quickly, before you go, otherwise he might think you are angry he is used to suspecting he is doing something wrong. View quote
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