A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
MARLENE DIETRICHOnce a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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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Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.
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It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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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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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
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Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
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If there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.
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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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Grumbling is the death of love.
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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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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’m worth more dead than alive. Don’t cry for me after I’m gone; cry for me now.
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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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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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The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.
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To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life.
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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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I am not a myth.
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Glamour is what I sell, it’s my stock in trade.
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There’s something about an American soldier you can’t explain. They’re so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them.
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Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
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They want you to bring out your intestines.
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Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.
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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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I never enjoyed working in a film.
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