Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
MARLENE DIETRICHSex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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There’s something about an American soldier you can’t explain. They’re so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them.
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I’m worth more dead than alive. Don’t cry for me after I’m gone; cry for me now.
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Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.
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The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.
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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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Glamour is what I sell, it’s my stock in trade.
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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
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I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
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America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German – German in my soul.
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I never enjoyed working in a film.
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A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
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In America, sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it’s a fact.
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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.
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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
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