27th December: Marlene Deitrich

The actress Marlene Deitrich was born on this date in 1901. It's her 114th birthday. Here are 10 things she said:

1. Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
2. It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
3. I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognised wiser than oneself.
4. The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
5. Champagne makes you feel like it's Sunday and better days are just around the corner.
6. The British have an umbilical cord which has never been cut and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch them in times of sudden horror, tragedy or disaster. The pulse stops apparently and nothing can be done, and no move made, until "a nice cup of tea" is quickly made. There is no question that it brings solace and does steady the mind. What a pity all countries are not so tea-conscious. World-peace conferences would run more smoothly if "a nice cup of tea", or indeed, a samovar were available at the proper time.
7. Tenderness is greater proof of love than the most passionate of vows.
8. Love for the joy of loving, and not for the offerings of someone else's heart.
9. Being in the depths of sadness is just as important an experience as being exuberantly happy.
10. To lose your prejudices you must travel.