Quotes by Loretta Young

“There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful.”

“Like charity, I believe glamour should begin at home.”

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

“As an actress, emotions are my business, my stock-in-trade. As such, I've dealt with them nearly all my life.”

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

“Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.”

“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?”

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

“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.”

“In common with many others in the varied branches of our profession, my academic education is subnormal.”

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

“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.”

“Success can't be forced.”

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

“If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.”

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