My Little Boudoir

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“I don’t have that [need] to prove myself.
I have a passion to do good roles but luckily I don’t have to do it for economic reasons.
I’m not a big spender and I don’t need a lot of frills.” -Nancy Kwan

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“It’s not that I don’t like reading about myself.
But I get unhappy with the kind of things that are written about me.
For instance, after Suzie Wong…, I was being written up as a kind of sex kitten.
I’m not really at all like that.” -Nancy Kwan

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“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.”
-Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

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“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky,
in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”
-Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

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“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”
-Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

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“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.”
-Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

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“How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.”
-Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

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“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”
-Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

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“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty;
it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.”
-Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

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“But I just loved looking at the clothes of the ’70s.” – Pam Grier

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“I grew up in a family where we weren’t allowed to talk
about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.” – Pam Grier

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“I don’t believe that I should just do A-movies,
I just do the work as an artist.” – Pam Grier

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“A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he’s finished.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor

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“I call everyone ‘Darling’ because I can’t remember their names.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor

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“I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor

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“I want a man who’s kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire? ” – Zsa Zsa Gabor

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“I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want.
If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna

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“Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.” – Madonna

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“Other women looked on me as a rival. And it pained me a great deal. ” – Grace Kelly

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“I don’t want to be married to someone who feels inferior to my success
or because I make more money than he does.” – Grace Kelly

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“As an unmarried woman, I was thought to be a danger.” – Grace Kelly

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“Woman’s natural role is to be a pillar of the family.” – Grace Kelly

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“All creative people want to do the unexpected.” – Hedy Lamarr

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“I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal,
and I never loved any other man as much.” – Hedy Lamarr

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“Confidence is something you’re born with.
I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.” – Hedy Lamarr

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“I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera.
There’s nothing to it except not getting your lipstick smeared.” – Hedy Lamarr

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“I just don’t know. It’s like I can’t imagine anyone else playing Dorothy Gale —
just Judy Garland (Wizard of Oz)” – Sarah Jessica Parker
(when asked if someone else would be cast to play Carrie Bradshaw
if a prequel were created after Candace Bushnell’s new book The Carrie Diaries)

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“Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate.” – Sarah Jessica Parker

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