Anna Held Quotes
I want to see people turn and writhe; make them feel things they cannot see and sometimes do not know.
I was very adept at acquiring languages.
I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.
If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.
It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.
It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.
No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard to live up to them. They stare at me everywhere.
No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.
One does not re-light a dead cigarette.
People look at me and look, but I do not care.
Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are such very good friends. It is only a little matter quite between ourselves.
Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.
The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.
There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.
To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.
We must go fast, because the race is against time.
Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.
Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I shall say, It is not good for a woman to live alone.
