I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.

Quote by Anna Held

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At home in Paris I take a milk bath two times a week, but here...

At home in Paris I take a milk bath two times a week, but here...

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.

I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are...

I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are...

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.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

People look at me and look, but I do not care.

People look at me and look, but I do not care.

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

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

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.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

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

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

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...

I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.

I read the papers every day just to discover if one mentions Anna Held.

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

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

The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.

The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was...

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was...

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the...

Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the...