I always wanted to do my best. I got nothing free—I had to work hard. Greta Garbo More Quotes by Greta Garbo More Quotes From Greta Garbo There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them. Greta Garbo sorrowheartjoy I like the sea: we understand one another. It is always yearning, sighing for something it cannot have; and so am I. Greta Garbo yearning-for-somethingyearningsea Every one of us lives this life just once, if we are honest, to live once is enough. Greta Garbo this-lifehonestenough There is no one who would have me - I can't cook. Greta Garbo cooksi-can I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be let alone!' There is all the difference. Greta Garbo funny-lovedifferencesfreedom Mr. Hitler was big on me. He kept writing and inviting me to come to Germany, and if the war hadn't started when it did, I would have gone and I would have taken a gun out of my purse and shot him, because I am the only person who would not have been searched. Greta Garbo takenwritingwar Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it. Greta Garbo would-bewonderfulreality Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach? Greta Garbo within-reachlongingknows Why should you care for a woman like me? I'm always nervous or sick, or sad or too gay. Greta Garbo gaycaresick Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening. Greta Garbo smilefake-peoplehappiness You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life. Greta Garbo marriedgood-friendpartners I'm afraid of NOTHING except being bored! Greta Garbo being-boredboredombored I don’t like to talk to people, because I can’t express myself satisfactorily. I don’t say the things I mean. Greta Garbo because-i-canmeanpeople All alike, you men. You only want the satisfaction of being through with us first, that's all. So far I've had the good fortune of beating you to it. So I am heartless. Greta Garbo heartlesswantmen If you are blessed, you are blessed, whether you are married or single. Greta Garbo marriedsingleblessed There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans. Greta Garbo our-actionsplanslaw Love is a romantic designation for a most ordinary biological process-or, shall we say, chemical-process ... a lot of nonsense is talked and written about it. Greta Garbo chemistryordinarylove-is I was always sad as a child, for as long as I can think back. I hated crowds of people, and used to sit in a corner by myself, just thinking. Greta Garbo longchildrenthinking I wish I were supernaturally strong so I could put right everything that is wrong. Greta Garbo strongwish It is bitter to think of one's best years disappearing in this unpolished country. Greta Garbo countryyearsthinking
