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
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.
country talking style
Every human being is in need of talking to somebody. In this country nobody has time. It seems that talking to a friend has gone out of style. Now you have to pay money to go to an analyst.
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.
movie gambling actors
I never enjoyed working in a film.
spiritual keys enlightenment
Logic is the key to an all-inclusive spiritual well-being.
memorable thinking potatoes
I was raised almost entirely on turnips and potatoes, but I think that the turnips had more to do with the effect than the potatoes.
habit mistaken
Habit: Often mistaken for love.
travel women latin
Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
beautiful play eyelashes
I had no desire to be an film actress, to always play somebody else, to be always beautiful with somebody constantly straightening out your every eyelash. It was always a big bother to me.
tears faces germany
The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.