Anita Loos quotes

" Fate keeps on happening. " # Fate

" The people I'm furious with are the Women's Liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket. " # Feminism # Men and Women # Age and Aging

" If we have to tell Hollywood good-by, it may be with one of those tender, old-fashioned, seven-second kisses exchanged between two people of the opposite sex, with all their clothes on. " # Hollywood # Kisses and Kissing # Fashion

" There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are -- and have always been. " # Appreciation # Love # Money

" I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever. " # Men and Women # Love # Kisses and Kissing

" A girl with brains ought to do something with them besides think. " # Mind

" Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free. " # Pleasure

" That our popular art forms have become so obsessed with sex has turned the U.S.A into a nation of hobbledehoys; as if grown people don't have more vital concerns, such as taxes, inflation, dirty politics, earning a living, getting an education, or keeping out of jail. " # Sex # Inflation # Taxes and Taxation

" Show business is the best possible therapy for remorse. " # Show Business # Remorse # Repentance

" There's nothing colder than chemistry. " # Chemistry # Dissatisfaction # Science and Scientists