Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.

There are no ugly ducklings.

I was as impatient about finding my dream man as I was about everything else I wanted.

Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others.

I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.

In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.

I do not hold with those who think it is all right to do whatever you want so long as it doesn`t hurt anyone. Who`s to be the judge of that?

The split second she ceases to care is the only time a woman ceases to be attractive.

I can`t imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What`s a home and family for if it`s not the center of one`s life?

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.

A charming woman is a busy woman

I`d thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.

Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.

I was a very wanting child.

When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

I`m grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.

Just because you want to be glamorous, don`t be a sheep about your eye makeup.

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

Glamour is something no woman can be born with. It`s not a gift at all. It`s more of a concoction than anything else.

I don`t yearn to be a child again.

As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don`t criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.

Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.

What you don`t know intrigues you more than what you do know. I believed all those love stories - the hero was the hero - because that`s what I grew up with. I loved the romance and the roses, but when it came to a more realistic life, I would back away.

I`ve always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it.

I believe that if we have lived our lives fully and well, and have accomplished, at least in part, the things we were put here to do, we will be prepared - mentally, physically and spiritually - for our separation from this world.

Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.

Our human connections are guided by God, and ultimately all of us are linked through His love. Thus, we have all already met, not as actress and fan but as His children, and we can never be lost to each other.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.

I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I.

I`d lived by quotations, practically all my life.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

Gratitude isn`t a burdening emotion.

A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.

I`m not sure the public knows what it wants.

Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.

As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I`ve dealt with them nearly all my life.

It`s so important to look relaxed.

I couldn`t bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.

Glamour is something you can`t bear to be without once you`re used to it.

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

Every time she `sins,` she builds a church. That`s why there are so many Catholic churches in Hollywood. - Marlene Dietrich

A charming woman... doesn`t follow the crowd. She is herself.

Love isn`t something you find. Love is something that finds you.

The easiest way to crush your laurels is to lean on them.

In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium.

No one is ever too old, too rich, too poor, to pray.

Success can`t be forced.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments.

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.

I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.

I`ve learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that`s what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true.

I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.

Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.

What you don`t know intrigues you more than what you do know.

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.

A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

A charming woman... doesn`t follow the crowd. She is herself.

A charming woman is a busy woman

The easiest way to crush your laurels is to lean on them.

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.

What you don`t know intrigues you more than what you do know. I believed all those love stories - the hero was the hero - because that`s what I grew up with. I loved the romance and the roses, but when it came to a more realistic life, I would back away.

Our human connections are guided by God, and ultimately all of us are linked through His love. Thus, we have all already met, not as actress and fan but as His children, and we can never be lost to each other.

I believe that if we have lived our lives fully and well, and have accomplished, at least in part, the things we were put here to do, we will be prepared - mentally, physically and spiritually - for our separation from this world.

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.