Quotes By Loretta Young

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

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

I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.

I believe you have to nurture your conscience.

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

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

Success can't be forced.

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.

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

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.

Gratitude isn't a burdening emotion.

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

There are no ugly ducklings.

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?

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

As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life.

A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

I couldn't bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all.

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.

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?

Glamour is something you can't bear to be without once you're used to it.

If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.

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

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

I don't yearn to be a child again.

It's so important to look relaxed.

What you don't know intrigues you more than what you do know.

I was a very wanting child.