136 Quotes by Marlene Dietrich

What a man notices first about a woman is whether she notices him.

Friendship is a precious gift that can't be bought or sold. It's value is greater than mountains made of gold. If you shall ask God for a gift be thankful if he sends not diamonds pearls or riches but the love and trust of friends. It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

Duties are what make life most worth living. Lacking them, you are not necessary to anyone.

Gentleman. A man who buys two of the same morning paper from the doorman of his favorite nightclub when he leaves with his girl.

[On Orson Welles:] When I talk to him, I feel like a plant that's been watered.

Where have all the flowers gone

It is my private life which no one knows anything about, nor ever will. It needs more than half my time if it is to be a success.

Judging by the vast amount of cookbooks printed and sold in the United States one would think the American woman a fanatical cook. She isn't.

Victory is gay only back home. Up front it is joyless.