A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
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.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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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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Grumbling is the death of love.
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I am at heart a gentleman.
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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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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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Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.
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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
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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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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 never enjoyed working in a film.
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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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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
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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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In America, sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it’s a fact.
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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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