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.
MARLENE DIETRICHTo be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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If there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.
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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
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Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.
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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.
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I never enjoyed working in a film.
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You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it’s no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.
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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.
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I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.
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I am at heart a gentleman.
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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
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There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.
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The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
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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 tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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