Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.
MARLENE DIETRICHWithout tenderness, a man is uninteresting.
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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I am not a myth.
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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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Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
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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 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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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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A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties.
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Grumbling is the death of love.
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Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.
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To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life.
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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.
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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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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 at heart a gentleman.
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