The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs. – Marlene Dietrich
Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves. – 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. – Marlene Dietrich
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. – Marlene Dietrich
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring. – Marlene Dietrich
There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. – Marlene Dietrich
Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him. – Marlene Dietrich
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. – Marlene Dietrich
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. – Marlene Dietrich
The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. – Marlene Dietrich
