Marlene Dietrich's ABC Quotes

“I do not think we have a "right" to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks.”
― Marlene Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich's ABC

“Sex: In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.”
― Marlene Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich's ABC

“Courage and grace is a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is the bullring.”
― Marlene Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich's ABC

“H is for Hardware store: I'd rather go to the hardware store than the opera. And I like the opera.”
― Marlene Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich's ABC

“I believe it to be far from harmless—the Desire to be beautiful. This is a universal instinct, and it is easy to see how this desire, properly goaded, has every chance of getting out of hand. Once out of hand, it becomes the cause of much unhappiness. The young girl of today is the unhappy victim. I wish I could say the innocent victim—she is almost innocent. But let us take her side; she deserves it.”
― Marlene Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich's ABC