Greta Garbo

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.

It is bitter to think of one's best years disappearing in this unpolished country.

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

Marriage can be work, it can be difficult, it can be hard, but I think working through those times makes you stronger as a couple and as a unit.

With my early work I got eviscerated by my male professors, and so you learned to disguise your impulses, as many women have done. And that's definitely changed.

Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit!