Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901-May 6, 1992) Born Maria Magdalena Dietrich was a German-born American actress, entertainer and singer.
Found 11 thoughts of Marlene Dietrich

The more characteristic American hero in the earlier day, and the more beloved type at all times, was not the hustler but the whittler.

Marlene Dietrich

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognizably wiser than oneself.

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To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.

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The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.

Marlene Dietrich

Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.

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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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I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now.

Marlene Dietrich

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.

Marlene Dietrich

Darling, the legs aren't so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.

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It’s the friends you can call up at four a.m. that matter.

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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.

Marlene Dietrich