Loretta Young

I was a very wanting child.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.

I was as impatient about finding my dream man as I was about everything else I wanted.

The split second she ceases to care is the only time a woman ceases to be attractive.

I don't yearn to be a child again.

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

It's so important to look relaxed.

Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.

There are no ugly ducklings.

I'd thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.

Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.

I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

I've always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it.

I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.

I'm not sure the public knows what it wants.

I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments.

Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.

A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature.