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Letter "M" » Marlene Dietrich Quotes
«A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.»
Author: Marlene Dietrich
(Actress)
| About:
Competence,
Family
| Keywords:
abdicate, abdicated, abdicates, delegate, delegated, delegates, delegating, dilemma, dilemmas, duties, incompetence, paradox, realizing, sons
«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 - it's gone.»
«Do let him read the papers. But not while you accusingly tiptoe around the room, or perch much like a silent bird of prey on the edge of your most uncomfortable chair. (He will read them anyway, and he should read them, so let him choose his own good time.) Don't make a big exit. Just go. But kiss him quickly, before you go, otherwise he might think you are angry; he is used to suspecting he is doing something wrong.»
Author: Marlene Dietrich
(Actress)
| Keywords:
accusingly, bird of, bird of prey, chair, Edge of, exit, exits, Good Time, papers, perch, perched, perches, prey, suspecting, the edge, tiptoe, tiptoed, uncomfortable
«Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.»
«Glamour is what I sell, it's my stock in trade.»
«Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.»
Author: Marlene Dietrich
(Actress)
| About:
Courage,
Grace
| Keywords:
bullring, formidable, mixture, mixtures
«Poor Elsa Lanchester. She left England because it already had a queen - Victoria. And she wanted to be queen of the Charles Laughton household, once he became a star, but he already had the role.»
Author: Marlene Dietrich
(Actress)
| Keywords:
Charles, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Laughton, Queen of, Queen of England, Queen Victoria, Victoria
«I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now.»
«It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.»
Author: Marlene Dietrich
(Actress)
«Grumbling is the death of love.»
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