I was very adept at acquiring languages.

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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...

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 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 speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

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...

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...

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

For a married woman to flirt is a sin.

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 do not say anything from jealousy.

I do not say anything from jealousy.

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...

We must go fast, because the race is against time.

We must go fast, because the race is against time.

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.

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....

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...

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I...

Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I...

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.

No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.

No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.

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 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,...