Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Hedy Lamarr Quotes
DivorceGossipHollywoodMediaSociety Let any pretty girl announce a divorce in Hollywood and the wolves come running. Fresh meat for the beast, and they are always hungry.
Celebrity CultureMedia InfluencePrivacyPublic IntrusionSociety The public pays and feels it is entitled to participate in the personal affairs of a performer.
BeautyEncouragementGrowthPerceptionSelf-Esteem My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.
CuriosityInvolvementLife PhilosophyNetworkingOpenness Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That's the secret of life. Try everything. Join everything. Meet everybody.
Animal WelfareConservationEthical HuntingPersonal IntegrityRespect for Nature I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But I would never kill an animal during mating season.
BoredomCelebrity CultureEducationProblem SolvingWork Ethic I know when I'm working I seldom get into trouble. My educated guess is that boredom has caused most of the problems with Hollywood celebrities.
IndependenceIntimacyMarriagePersonal GrowthRelationships Perhaps my problem in marriage - and it is the problem of many women - was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage.
DeceptionHuman NatureManipulationRelationshipsSocial Behavior 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.
ChildhoodFamilyHeritageImaginationStorytelling I was born an only child in Vienna, Austria. My father found hours to sit by me by the library fire and tell fairy stories.
Celebrity LifestyleMedia InfluencePersonal PreferencesPublic PerceptionRelationships Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices.
ConfidenceEmpowermentFreedomPersonal GrowthSelf-awareness Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.
BeautyIndependenceSelf-careSelf-SufficiencySimplicity All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel.
Disinterest in violenceIndividual preferencesPersonal BoundariesSocial perceptionsValues and principles I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.
EnjoymentFinancial WisdomHappinessMaterialismWealth I advise everybody not to save: spend your money. Most people save all their lives and leave it to somebody else. Money is to be enjoyed.
HumorLifeMarriageRelationshipsTime The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didn't get a divorce for almost a year.
AccountabilityGuiltRelationshipsResponsibilitySelf-awareness I don't have any gnawing guilt over contributing to any unhappiness suffered by my husbands. They were as much to blame as I was.
ConfidenceSelf BeliefSelf-EsteemYouth Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.
Music and Voice AppreciationPerception of TalentSubjectivity in Popularity I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick.
CreativityIndividualityInnovationNonconformityRebellion I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.
FamilyLovePrideRespect I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.
Cultural DifferencesGender EqualitySuccess and Achievement It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.
ArtComfortCompanionshipFriendshipInspiration A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
AttentionHappinessLoveRelationshipsSelf-Esteem I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I am sort of flattered by men showing attention to me.
AppearanceConfidenceIndividualityMasculinitySelf-Expression Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It's OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat.
EmbarrassmentFamilyHumorMemoryRecollection I remember all too well the premiere of Ecstasy when I watched my bare bottom bounce across the screen and my mother and father sat there in shock.
BeautyHumorSelf-Perception Any girl can look glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
CourtesyHospitalityRelationshipsRespectTrust I have always felt that if a man gives you a solid gold key to his door he is entitled to the courtesy of a visit.
CompromisePersonal GrowthPhilosophyToleranceWisdom Compromise and tolerance are magic words. It took me 40 years to become philosophical.