#om

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. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#anyone #else #feign #great #i

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. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#always #anything #aware #beautiful #called

Take away love and our earth is a tomb. ↗

— Robert Browning

#away #earth #our #take #tomb

Mr. DeMille's theory of sexual difference was that marriage is an artificial state for women. The want to be taken, ruled, raped. That was his theory. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#demille #difference #his #marriage #mr

Some men like a dull life - they like the routine of eating breakfast, going to work, coming home, petting the dog, watching TV, kissing the kids, and going to bed. Stay clear of it - it's often catching. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#breakfast #catching #clear #coming #coming home

Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#born #confidence #even #had #i

I don't believe in life after death. But I do believe in some grinding destiny that watches over us on earth. If I didn't, the safety valve would give and the boiler would explode. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#believe #boiler #death #destiny #earth

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. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#caused #celebrities #educated #get #guess

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. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#bare #bottom #bounce #ecstasy #father

It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#america #arts #business #easier #europe