98 Quotes by Gene Tierney

A flame burns brightest just before it goes out.

Nothing strengthens a woman's determination to be in love quite so much as being told that she cannot.

that strange conflict in the American character: we pride ourselves on being the melting pot of the world but we insist on regarding most immigrants with suspicion.

Joe Schenck, a top 20th Century-Fox executive, once said to me that he really believed I had a future, and that was because I was the only girl who could survive so many bad pictures.

Nothing strengthens a woman’s determination to be in love quite so much as being told that she cannot.

When my mood was high, I seemed normal, even buoyant. I felt smarter. I had secrets. I could see God in a light bulb.

I’m not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy’s charm, but he took life just as it came.

Children don’t understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not.

I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood’s rewards, I was hungry for most of those 20 years.