Joan Crawford

"Solitude is where the soul speaks most clearly to those who listen."

"Philosophy asks the questions that science alone cannot answer."

"Literature preserves the human experience across centuries and cultures."

"Leadership in its highest form is service disguised as authority."

"Technology is a tool; what matters is the wisdom with which we use it."

"I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic."

"If you want to see the girl next door, go next door."

"The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win."

"I should have played more golf instead of all the rest."

"Every woman should wear mascara. It says, 'I am ready for my close-up.'"

"I cry a lot. My emotions are very close to the surface, but it's not a bad thing. It means I can access my feelings."

"The key to success is not in doing work, but in recognizing an opportunity."

"A real lady never shows her knees after lunch."

"You must have discipline to have fun."

"Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of justifiable response to the world."

"I think all of us are responsible for everyone and everything that happens in our lives."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent oneself from being thrown into prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"The glamorous life is not just about clothes and jewels; it's about spirit and attitude."

"I never go out unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star."

"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell."

"Poor acting comes from not taking it seriously enough."

"I demand perfection from myself and I rarely get disappointed."

"There is a point in every woman's life when she realizes that men are not the most important thing."

"The real test of a civilized man is not how he treats those he agrees with, but how he treats those he disagrees with."

"My greatest achievement is raising my family. Everything else pales in comparison."

"I've had the kind of life that I think many people would envy."

"Success comes to those who don't believe in luck but in hard work and timing."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"A good discipline is one which is followed through, no matter what."

"I don't believe in regrets. I believe in moving forward."