"There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich."
- Marlene Dietrich
Awareness
"When you're dead, you're dead. That's it."
- Marlene Dietrich
Awareness
"Being in the depths of sadness is just as important an experience as being exuberantly happy."
- Marlene Dietrich
Balance
"It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter."
- Marlene Dietrich
Connection to Earth
"Champagne makes you feel like it’s Sunday and better days are just around the corner."
- Marlene Dietrich
Optimism
"We cannot control who we fall in love with, but we can choose how we treat them."
- Beauty and the Beast
Relationships
"I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word ‘diva’ and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn’t afraid to show it."
- Nick Cannon
Relationships
"It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, it’s who’s gathered around it."
Relationships
"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."
- Donald E. Westlake
Relationships
"A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright."
- Lucille Ball
Relationships