Marlene Dietrich

"If there is a beauty in character, it will be reflected in the face."

"Some men think that if you're with them, you should worship them."

"I never dress down. It would be a terrible blow to the morale of the poor."

"Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. They need to know that there are people in the world who love them enough to set boundaries."

"I never apologize. I'm sorry but that's just who I am."

"The most important thing is that you never stop asking questions."

"I love acting. It is so much more real than life."

"Life is what you make it, and if you make it beautiful, it will be."

"One shouldn't work on semiconductors under the same roof where you make music."

"I've experienced hardship but I've also experienced great joy."

"You do not want to be told what it means to be a man or a woman."

"I spent many nights thinking about my life, and I decided that if I was to be happy, I must be true to myself."

"The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune."

"I have always been of the mind that in order to thrive, one must take risks."

"Show me a woman who doesn't think she's an expert at something, and I'll show you a liar."

"When you're in love, you don't ask whether something is worth doing."

"A successful woman is one who can smile when the world tells her to frown."

"I am the best representation of myself."

"The pursuit of perfection often impedes excellence."

"I've never regretted anything in my life. I only regret the things I didn't do."

"Life is a wonderful adventure if you approach it with the right attitude."

"People need each other to survive, but some people just don't realize it."

"I don't make friends easily, but once I do, I keep them."

"To live is to create, and to create is to live."

"The world doesn't need another martyr; it needs people who know how to live."

"I learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the refusal to be ruled by it."

"There is nothing more important than peace, except perhaps a good glass of wine."

"Women are better at multitasking than men simply because we've had to be."

"I've always believed that you should dress for the job you want, not the job you have."

"The stage is the closest thing to magic that exists in this world."