Quotes By Loretta Young

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

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?

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 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.

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.

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

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

I don't yearn to be a child again.

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?

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.

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

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

Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.

I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

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.

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

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

I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.

Just because you want to be glamorous, don't be a sheep about your eye makeup.

I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.