Marlene Dietrich

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.

I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.

There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.

Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting.

I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now.

If there is a supreme being, he's crazy.

The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs.

Grumbling is the death of love.

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.

How do you know love is gone? If you said that you would be there at seven and you get there by nine, and he or she has not called the police yet - it's gone.

Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.

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.