Quotes By Loretta Young

I'd lived by quotations, practically all my life.

A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent.

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

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

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

There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

There are no ugly ducklings.

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.

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

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

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?