The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
MARLENE DIETRICHIf there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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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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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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If there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.
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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 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 tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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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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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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They want you to bring out your intestines.
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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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When you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it.
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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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It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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