The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
MARLENE DIETRICHDarling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.
More Marlene Dietrich Quotes
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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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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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Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
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They want you to bring out your intestines.
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Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.
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When you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it.
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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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If there is a supreme being, he’s crazy.
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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 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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Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
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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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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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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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It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
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