Loretta Young Quotes

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

I believe that if we have lived our lives fully and well, and have accomplished, at least in part, the things we were put here to do, we will be prepared - mentally, physically and spiritually - for our separation from this world.

Our human connections are guided by God, and ultimately all of us are linked through His love. Thus, we have all already met, not as actress and fan but as His children, and we can never be lost to each other.

What you don`t know intrigues you more than what you do know. I believed all those love stories - the hero was the hero - because that`s what I grew up with. I loved the romance and the roses, but when it came to a more realistic life, I would back away.

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.

The easiest way to crush your laurels is to lean on them.

A charming woman is a busy woman

A charming woman... doesn`t follow the crowd. She is herself.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.

What you don`t know intrigues you more than what you do know.

Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.

I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.

In my dreams, I could be a Princess, and that`s what I was. Like most little girls, I believed nothing less than a Prince could make my dreams come true.

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

I`ve learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.

I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

Success can`t be forced.

No one is ever too old, too rich, too poor, to pray.

In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium.

The easiest way to crush your laurels is to lean on them.

Love isn`t something you find. Love is something that finds you.

A charming woman... doesn`t follow the crowd. She is herself.

Every time she `sins,` she builds a church. That`s why there are so many Catholic churches in Hollywood. - Marlene Dietrich

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

Glamour is something you can`t bear to be without once you`re used to it.

I couldn`t bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.

It`s so important to look relaxed.

As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I`ve dealt with them nearly all my life.

Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.

I`m not sure the public knows what it wants.

A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.

Gratitude isn`t a burdening emotion.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

I`d lived by quotations, practically all my life.

I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.

Our human connections are guided by God, and ultimately all of us are linked through His love. Thus, we have all already met, not as actress and fan but as His children, and we can never be lost to each other.

Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.

I believe that if we have lived our lives fully and well, and have accomplished, at least in part, the things we were put here to do, we will be prepared - mentally, physically and spiritually - for our separation from this world.

I`ve always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it.

What you don`t know intrigues you more than what you do know. I believed all those love stories - the hero was the hero - because that`s what I grew up with. I loved the romance and the roses, but when it came to a more realistic life, I would back away.

Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.

As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don`t criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!

I don`t yearn to be a child again.

Glamour is something no woman can be born with. It`s not a gift at all. It`s more of a concoction than anything else.

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

Just because you want to be glamorous, don`t be a sheep about your eye makeup.

I`m grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry.

I was a very wanting child.

Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.

I`d thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.

A charming woman is a busy woman

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

I can`t imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What`s a home and family for if it`s not the center of one`s life?

The split second she ceases to care is the only time a woman ceases to be attractive.

I do not hold with those who think it is all right to do whatever you want so long as it doesn`t hurt anyone. Who`s to be the judge of that?

In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.

I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.

Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others.

I was as impatient about finding my dream man as I was about everything else I wanted.

There are no ugly ducklings.

Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.