You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.

My heart has always leaned towards England, and with the close friendship of Winston [Churchill], the hero who brought hope to the world, I could not imagine a happier life for myself.

I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals.

In 1919 I woke up famous. I'd never guessed it. If I'd known I was famous, I'd have stolen away and wept. I was stupid. I was supposed to be intelligent. I was sensitive and very dumb.

I am not young but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there. J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing.

Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!

I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature