Quote by Marlene Dietrich
A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicat

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

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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 its no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long. – Marlene Dietrich

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Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Dont call us, well call you. – Marlene Dietrich

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Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son – and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him. – Helen Rowland

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If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. – James Baldwin

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