Quotes By Loretta Young

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

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.

When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry.

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

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.

Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.

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.

Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.

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.

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.

Success can't be forced.

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

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.

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

Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties.

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

As an actress, I have to be objective about myself. If I don't criticize myself, there are plenty who will do a find job of it for me!

Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants.

In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium.