I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs Nixon but her husband remembered what a Democrat I am and sent them back.

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I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.

I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

I've always liked men better than women.

I've always liked men better than women.

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it...

From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it...

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

I will never be below the title.

I will never be below the title.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now...

Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now...

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

In this business, until you're known as a monster you're not a star.

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone-but not the complete structure....

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Who gossips so much around here?

Who gossips so much around here?

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars.

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

Today everyone is a star - they're all billed as 'starring' or 'also starring'. In...

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it...

Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it...

If my film makes one more person miserable, I've done my job

If my film makes one more person miserable, I've done my job

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year....

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year....