My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anyt… — Hedy Lamarr

My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.

Hedy LamarrActress · Austrian · 1914 – 2000

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Love matches, so called, have illusion for their father and need for their mother. — Friedrich Nietzsche
An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children. — Benjamin Disraeli
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. — Honore de Balzac
It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe. — Hedy Lamarr
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Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15. — Hedy Lamarr