Quotes by Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

German-born American Film Actor

Lived from: 1901 - 1992

Category: Movie Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 27 december 1901 Died: 6 may 1992

  • 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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  • Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
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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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  • Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is the bullring.
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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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  • Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.
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  • Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.
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  • The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
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  • There comes a time when suddenly you realize that laughter is something you remember and that you were the one laughing.
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  • There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.
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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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  • Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don't call us, we'll call you.
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Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Marlene Dietrich?

The two most famous quotes from Marlene Dietrich are:

  • "Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast."
  • "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."

When did Marlene Dietrich live?

Marlene Dietrich was born in 1901 and died in the year 1992.