Austrian - Actress | November 9, 1914 - January 19, 2000
Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.
Hedy Lamarr
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Many people are target people. Once when Louis B. Mayer insulted me I poured a glass of water over his head.
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I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.
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I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they'll run the other way.
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My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.
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When I attained a certain advanced intimacy with a man, and I don't just mean sex, I married him.
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Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him.
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Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House.
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I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.
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If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.
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I never go to funerals. To me a person is dead when he breathes for the last time. After that, your memories should be personal.
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Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It's OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat.
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