Loretta Young was an American actress who had a long and successful career in film, television, and radio. She was known for her beauty and poise, as well as her roles in films such as The Farmer's Daughter, Come to the Stable, and The Bishop's Wife. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Farmer's Daughter in 1947. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Loretta Young on life, love, polygamy.
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Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.
A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.
Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.
There are no ugly ducklings.
Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.
I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.
A charming woman is a busy woman.
There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.
If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.
I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.
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A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself. — Loretta Young
Loretta Young Short Quotes
What you don't know intrigues you more than what you do know.
I'd thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.
Glamour is something you can't bear to be without once you're used to it.
I believe in the Golden Rule. I believe in practicing it.
Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.
Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.
Just because you want to be glamorous, don't be a sheep about your eye makeup.
I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I.
Selfishness and self-absorption are deadly charm-exterminators.
In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.
Loretta Young Quotes About Life
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? — Loretta Young
As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life. — Loretta Young
I'd lived by quotations, practically all my life. — Loretta Young
Loretta Young Quotes About Learned
I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for. — Loretta Young
I hated school . . . . One of the reasons was a learning disability, dyslexia, which no one understood at the time. I still can't spell . . . — Loretta Young
If you use disappointments as sort of mid- semester exams, for learning, you will learn that every disappointment you overcome makes you stronger- and wiser. The greatest success stories have been lived by those who had to grow strong and wise in that very way. — Loretta Young
I learned you have to fight for yourself in the picture business. — Loretta Young
Loretta Young Famous Quotes And Sayings
A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself. — Loretta Young
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? — Loretta Young
A pleasant voice, which has to include clear enunciation, is not only attractive to those who hear it... its appeal is permanent. — Loretta Young
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! — Loretta Young
If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters. — Loretta Young
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. — Loretta Young
I'm not sure the public knows what it wants. — Loretta Young
Everything worthwhile, everything of any value, has its price. Everything anyone has ever wanted has come neatly wrapped up in its penalties. — Loretta Young
Your hands, your eyes, your voice, your thoughts are your servants. — Loretta Young
In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal. — Loretta Young
I believe you have to nurture your conscience. — Loretta Young
I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself. — Loretta Young
I've a full-length triple-panel mirror in which I can see every possible angle, and I spend quite a lot of time in front of it. — Loretta Young
The split second she ceases to care is the only time a woman ceases to be attractive. — Loretta Young
Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others. — Loretta Young
Glamour is something no woman can be born with. It's not a gift at all. It's more of a concoction than anything else. — Loretta Young
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. — Loretta Young
In 1949 there was a new thing called Television, to which my agency and advisers opposed as a performance medium. — Loretta Young
Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it. — Loretta Young
A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature. — Loretta Young
I believe in the efficacy of prayer and I have a deep and sorrowful sympathy for one who is without faith. I believe our Father answers every prayer-all prayers-with His matchless, inscrutable wisdom, with infinite compassion and with love. — Loretta Young
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. — Loretta Young
I've always been scared to death of pain - afraid, even, to think of it. — Loretta Young
I don't know many ambition- ridden people who really enjoy themselves. Even success doesn't seem to still the insatiable, gnawing hunger of their ambition. Ambition is a good gift, but it cannot be all. — Loretta Young
No one is ever too old, too rich, too poor, to pray. — Loretta Young
Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly. — Loretta Young
Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character. — Loretta Young
Success can't be forced. — Loretta Young
Gratitude isn't a burdening emotion. — Loretta Young
I believe that if we have lived our lives fully and well, and have accomplished, at least in part, the things we were put here to do, we will be prepared - mentally, physically and spiritually - for our separation from this world. — Loretta Young
Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another. — Loretta Young
I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking. — Loretta Young
Every day, no matter what I'm doing, I say, 'Lord, I'll do the best I can, and You do the rest. — Loretta Young
A beguiling lady doesn't take after the swarm. She is herself. — Loretta Young
It's so important to look relaxed. — Loretta Young
I was as impatient about finding my dream man as I was about everything else I wanted. — Loretta Young
I was a very wanting child. — Loretta Young
I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments. — Loretta Young
I don't yearn to be a child again. — Loretta Young
I think teenage impatience is just plain human nature! I think every generation has to cope with different circumstances, different problems. But it's the world that's changed. Human nature hasn't. — Loretta Young
We can't have everything! It took a lot of growing up for me to realize this unalterable fact and to discipline myself into accepting it. — Loretta Young
I couldn't bear it if anyone knew I had hardly any self-confidence at all. — Loretta Young
Life Lessons by Loretta Young
Loretta Young's career is a testament to the power of hard work and dedication; she worked tirelessly to become one of the most successful actresses of her time.
Her commitment to her craft and her willingness to take risks to pursue her dreams are inspiring examples of how to make the most of any opportunity.
Her success is also a reminder that with determination and perseverance, anything is possible.
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