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.
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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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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Grumbling is the death of love.
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I never enjoyed working in a film.
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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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Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.
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I am not a myth.
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To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life.
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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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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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The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
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Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.
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There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.
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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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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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