Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
MARLENE DIETRICHYou 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.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
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Grumbling is the death of love.
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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
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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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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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They want you to bring out your intestines.
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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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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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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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Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.
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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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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
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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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