136 Quotes by 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.

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 it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.

The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.

There's something about an American soldier you can't explain. They're so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them.

The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.

Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.

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.

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.

America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German - German in my soul.