Lauren Bacall > Quotes

“If you want me just whistle. You know how to whistle don't you? Just put your lips together and blow.”
― Lauren Bacall, The Complete Films of Humphrey Bogart

“Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.”
― Lauren Bacall, By Myself and Then Some

“Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t.”
― Lauren Bacall

“You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening now.”
― Lauren Bacall

“I’m not ashamed of what I am - of how I pass through this life. What I am has given me the strength to do it. At my lowest ebb I have never contemplated suicide. I value what is here too much. I have a contribution to make. I am not just take up space in this life. I can add something to the lives I touch. I don’t like everything I know about myself, and I’ll never be satisfied, but nobody’s perfect. I’m not sure where the next years will take me - what they will hold - but I’m open to suggestions.”
― Lauren Bacall

“You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought”
― Lauren Bacall

“When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise.”
― Lauren Bacall

“I am not a has-been. I am a will be.”
― Lauren Bacall

“To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived.”
― Lauren Bacall

“His attention span was not long, shall we say?”
― Lauren Bacall