Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 December 1901
CitySchoneberg, Germany
Marlene Dietrich quotes about
waiting outer-space planets
Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don't call us, we'll call you.
half needs private-life
It is my private life which no one knows anything about, nor ever will. It needs more than half my time if it is to be a success.
plant charm feels
[On Orson Welles:] When I talk to him, I feel like a plant that's been watered.
flower gone protest-songs
Where have all the flowers gone
women home unmade-beds
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.
responsibility duty lacking
Duties are what make life most worth living. Lacking them, you are not necessary to anyone.
fathers-day kings dad
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.
grace mixtures formidable
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
being-thankful gold mountain
Friendship is a precious gift that can't be bought or sold. It's value is greater than mountains made of gold. If you shall ask God for a gift be thankful if he sends not diamonds pearls or riches but the love and trust of friends. It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
spiritual keys enlightenment
Logic is the key to an all-inclusive spiritual well-being.
legends fame
I, personally, liked the legend.
alive gone cry
I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now.
sunday giving champagne
...it gives you the impression that every day is Sunday.
actors diplomats lovers
Timing: The alpha and omega of aerialists, jugglers, actors, diplomats, publicists, generals, prizefighters, revolutionists, financiers, dictators, lovers.