
We can't have everything! It took a lot of growing up for me to realize this unalterable fact and to discipline myself into accepting it.

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

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.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

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

A charming woman ... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

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

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

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

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

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

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

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?

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments.

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

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

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

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

Selfishness and self-absorption are deadly charm-exterminators.

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

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.

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

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

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

A beguiling lady doesn't take after the swarm. She is herself.

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

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

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

Every day, no matter what I'm doing, I say, 'Lord, I'll do the best I can, and You do the rest.

I was a very wanting child.

Success can't be forced.

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

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

I couldn't bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.

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