Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
MARLENE DIETRICHCourage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
MARLENE DIETRICHThe weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
MARLENE DIETRICHAmerica 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.
MARLENE DIETRICHMost women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.
MARLENE DIETRICHI love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
MARLENE DIETRICHIf there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.
MARLENE DIETRICHThe tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
MARLENE DIETRICHI dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.
MARLENE DIETRICHGlamour is what I sell, it’s my stock in trade.
MARLENE DIETRICHOnce a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
MARLENE DIETRICHHow 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.
MARLENE DIETRICHWhen you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it.
MARLENE DIETRICHThey want you to bring out your intestines.
MARLENE DIETRICHSuperstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
MARLENE DIETRICHThere’s something about an American soldier you can’t explain. They’re so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them.
MARLENE DIETRICHLatins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
MARLENE DIETRICH