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

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A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is...

A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is...

I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to...

I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to...

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.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

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

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

No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard...

No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard...

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

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

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...

I know I am very beautiful.

I know I am very beautiful.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire....

If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire....

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...