I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.

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I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see...

I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see...

How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early...

How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early...

Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are...

Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are...

It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.

It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time...

There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time...

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.

I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.

To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make...

To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make...

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

I don't believe in hasty marriages.

I don't believe in hasty marriages.

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.

You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.

I don't want to get married, and I don't want to work after I'm 30,...

I don't want to get married, and I don't want to work after I'm 30,...

Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.

Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.

Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.

I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.

I am very, very proud of my ability as a cook.

A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.

A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.