17 Quotes & Sayings By Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson in Stockholm, Sweden as the eldest of three children. She was named after a Swedish royal, as per her father's suggestion. Her parents exhibited little interest in her life and were often at odds with each other. Their marriage was strained from the start and finally ended in divorce when she was 15 years old Read more

After the divorce she fell into a deep depression and underwent a religious conversion to become a Roman Catholic. At 19, she changed her name to Greta Garbo after converting to Catholicism.

How can one change one's entire life and build a...
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How can one change one's entire life and build a new one on one moment of love? And yet, that's what you make me want to close my eyes and do. Greta Garbo
I'm a completely worthless woman and no man should risk...
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I'm a completely worthless woman and no man should risk his life for me. Greta Garbo
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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
Perhaps it's better if I live in your heart, where...
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Perhaps it's better if I live in your heart, where the world can't see me. If I'm dead, there will be no stain on our love. Greta Garbo
There are some who want to get married and others...
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There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never had an impulse to go to the altar. I am a difficult person to lead. Greta Garbo
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I'm not always sincere. One can't be in this world, you know. Greta Garbo
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Why haven't I got a husband and children?" mused Greta Garbo to the Dutchess of Windsor, "I never met a man I could marry. Greta Garbo
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Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening. Greta Garbo
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Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach? Greta Garbo
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Snow is like a wide sea. One could go out and be lost in it and forget the world, and oneself. Greta Garbo
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I never said "I want to be alone." I only said "I want to be left alone." There is all the difference. Greta Garbo
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Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them. Greta Garbo
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Being a movie star, and this applies to all of them, means being looked at from every possible direction. You are never left at peace, you're just fair game. Greta Garbo
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I don't want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures. Greta Garbo
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I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference. Greta Garbo
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I want to be alone. Greta Garbo