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.
— Loretta Young
I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.
Success can't be forced.
If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.
I'm not sure the public knows what it wants.
In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.
In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium.
Gratitude isn't a burdening emotion.
A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.
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?
Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.
A charming woman is a busy woman.
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.
There are no ugly ducklings.
Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others.
I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.
What you don't know intrigues you more than what you do know.
Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.
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.
As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life.
I was a very wanting child.
I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I.
Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.
No one is ever too old, too rich, too poor, to pray.
I was as impatient about finding my dream man as I was about everything else I wanted.
I don't yearn to be a child again.
I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.
It's so important to look relaxed.
A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.
There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.
I'd thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.
I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.
I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.
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?
Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.
I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments.
Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.
I couldn't bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.
I'd lived by quotations, practically all my life.
In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.
Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.
I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.
I believe you have to nurture your conscience.
Glamour is something you can't bear to be without once you're used to it.
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!
Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.
Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.
Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.
I've always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it.
