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 DIETRICHLatins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
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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Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
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The Germans and I no longer speak the same language.
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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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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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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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It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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Glamour is what I sell, it’s my stock in trade.
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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
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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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When you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it.
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There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.
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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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