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.

Quote by Hedy Lamarr

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I don't have any gnawing guilt over contributing to any unhappiness suffered by my husbands....

I don't have any gnawing guilt over contributing to any unhappiness suffered by my husbands....

It's funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay...

It's funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay...

Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both...

Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both...

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served...

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served...

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company,...

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company,...

I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a...

I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a...

I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.

I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.

All creative people want to do the unexpected.

All creative people want to do the unexpected.

I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa...

I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa...

Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make...

Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make...

Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.

Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.

If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude......

If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude......

I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start...

I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start...

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's...

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's...

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's...

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's...

To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it....

To be a star is to own the world and all the people in it....

I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why...

I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why...

I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the...

I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the...

I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to...

I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to...

One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise...

One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise...