The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. – Marlene Dietrich
Gentleman. A man who buys two of the same morning paper from the doorman of his favorite nightclub when he leaves with his girl. – Marlene Dietrich
Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is the bullring. – Marlene Dietrich
Sleeping alone, except under doctors orders, does much harm. Children will tell you how lonely it is sleeping alone. If possible, you should always sleep with someone you love. You both recharge your mutual batteries free of charge. – Marlene Dietrich
Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs. – Marlene Dietrich
Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Dont call us, well call you. – Marlene Dietrich
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 its no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long. – Marlene Dietrich
Its the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. – Marlene Dietrich
When youre dead, youre dead. Thats it. – Marlene Dietrich
I never enjoyed working in a film. – Marlene Dietrich
I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men. – Marlene Dietrich
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. – Marlene Dietrich
There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. – Marlene Dietrich
Grumbling is the death of love. – Marlene Dietrich
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring. – Marlene Dietrich
Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him. – Marlene Dietrich
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. – Marlene Dietrich
Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact. – Marlene Dietrich
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. – Marlene Dietrich
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
