I never enjoyed working in a film.
MARLENE DIETRICHWhen you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.
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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.
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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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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 weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
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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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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
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The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs.
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In America, sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it’s a fact.
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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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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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Glamour is what I sell, it’s my stock in trade.
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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life.
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