Nobody gets anything for nothing.

Quote by Gloria Swanson

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I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European.

I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European.

The English press treated the world premiere of my first talking picture as a major...

The English press treated the world premiere of my first talking picture as a major...

Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person...

Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person...

The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me...

The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me...

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse.

By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse.

I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with...

I entered the cosmetics industry because I wanted more women to use cosmetics made with...

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him...

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him...

The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience.

The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience.

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived.

If you're 40 years old and you've never had a failure, you've been deprived.

I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by...

I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by...

I am a very pragmatic person.

I am a very pragmatic person.

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.

Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you...

Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you...

Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.

Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.

Life and death. They are somehow sweetly and beautifully mixed, but I don't know how.

Life and death. They are somehow sweetly and beautifully mixed, but I don't know how.

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical...

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical...

At 26 I felt myself a victim rather than a victor in the realm of...

At 26 I felt myself a victim rather than a victor in the realm of...