Marlene Dietrich Quotes

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Tenderness is greater proof of love than the most passionate of vows.

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Timing: The alpha and omega of aerialists, jugglers, actors, diplomats, publicists, generals, prizefighters, revolutionists, financiers, dictators, lovers.

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Nobody can foresee what will please the critics. Every artistic activity is, and always will be, a poker game.

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In Europe it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman. We make love with anyone we find attractive.

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Words can bruise and break hearts, and minds as well. There are no black and blue marks, no broken bones to put in plaster cast, and therefore no prison bars for the offender.

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Falling in love again,
I never wanted to
What am I to do?
I can't help it.

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

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A country without bordellos is like a house without bathrooms.

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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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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.

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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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Love for the joy of loving, and not for the offerings of someone else's heart.

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Gentleman. A man who buys two of the same morning paper from the doorman of his favorite nightclub when he leaves with his girl.

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