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.
MARLENE DIETRICHIt’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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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It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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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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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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When you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it.
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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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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 am not a myth.
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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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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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In America, sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it’s a fact.
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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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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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