I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they'll run the other way.

Quote by Hedy Lamarr

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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.

I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But...

I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But...

Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That's the secret of life. Try...

Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That's the secret of life. Try...

I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have...

I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have...

Any girl can look glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look...

Any girl can look glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look...

Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under...

Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under...

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...

I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I...

I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I...

Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean...

Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean...

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...

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,...

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself....

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself....

I think women are concerned too much with their clothes. Men don't really care that...

I think women are concerned too much with their clothes. Men don't really care that...

I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way.

I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way.

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...

American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and...

American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and...

I was born an only child in Vienna, Austria. My father found hours to sit...

I was born an only child in Vienna, Austria. My father found hours to sit...

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...

The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading...

The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually a press agent, actor, director, producer, leading...

I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of...

I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of...