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

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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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

One does not re-light a dead cigarette.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

You instinctively discover how to entertain an audience.

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.

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....

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

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

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

I do not say anything from jealousy.

I do not say anything from jealousy.

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...

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

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