I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

I can’t imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What’s a home and family for if it’s not the center of one’s life?

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

I was a very wanting child.

In silence – and in self-defense – I figured things out in my own little way.

I couldn’t bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

Just because you want to be glamorous, don’t be a sheep about your eye makeup.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry.

Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others.

I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.

In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium.

I’ve always been scared to death of pain – afraid, even, to think of it.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.

I’d thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.

Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.

I’d lived by quotations, practically all my life.

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it… its appeal is permanent.

In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.

A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.

I don’t yearn to be a child again.

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

A charming woman… doesn’t follow the crowd. She is herself.

I do not hold with those who think it is all right to do whatever you want so long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. Who’s to be the judge of that?

As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don’t criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.

It’s so important to look relaxed.

Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.

Success can’t be forced.

Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

There are no ugly ducklings.

I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I.

The split second she ceases to care is the only time a woman ceases to be attractive.

Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.

Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.

In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that’s what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.

Glamour is something you can’t bear to be without once you’re used to it.

I’ve learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.

What you don’t know intrigues you more than what you do know.

Gratitude isn’t a burdening emotion.

As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I’ve dealt with them nearly all my life.

I was as impatient about finding my dream man as I was about everything else I wanted.

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.

I’m not sure the public knows what it wants.

I’m grateful to God for His bountiful gifts… He gave me courage and faith in myself.

No one is ever too old, too rich, too poor, to pray.

I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.

I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.

I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments.