I am not a myth.
MARLENE DIETRICHA man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life.
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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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Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
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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 Germans and I no longer speak the same language.
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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
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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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They want you to bring out your intestines.
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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 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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The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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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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A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
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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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