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38 Zsa Zsa Gabor Quotes

Zsa Zsa Gabor gives witty, candid thoughts on love, marriage, and divorce that sparkle with humor.

Zsa Zsa Gabor quotes

  1. 'Husbands are like fires - they go out when unattended.'

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  2. 'A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.'

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  3. 'I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back.'

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  4. 'A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.'

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  5. 'As a woman, you have to choose between your fanny or your face. I chose my face.'

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  6. 'Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement. He gave me 5,000 Gideon Bibles.'

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  7. 'Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do.'

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  8. 'How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?'

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  9. 'I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.'

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  10. 'I can't remember anyone's names. How do you think the 'darling' thing got started?'

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  11. 'I don't take gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody is perfect.'

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  12. 'I know nothing about sex because I was always married.'

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  13. 'I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?'

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  14. 'Macho doesn't prove mucho.'

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  15. 'One of my theories is that men love with their eyes; women love with their ears.'

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  16. 'The women's movement hasn't changed my sex life. It wouldn't dare.'

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  17. 'To a smart girl men are no problem - they're the answer.'

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  18. 'To be loved is a strength. To love is a weakness.'

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  19. 'We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.'

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  20. 'When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.'

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  21. 'You never really know a man until you have divorced him.'

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  1. I deserve attention not because of any talent, but just because of who I am.

  2. Parisian men make love all day and have no time to work; American men work all day and have no time for love.

  3. Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you more beautiful.

  4. I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.

  5. You must be independent and able to do for yourself. Then you do not have to marry a rich man; you can marry a poor one. And if it is wrong, you can go.

  6. I believe in large families: every woman should have at least three husbands.

  7. It's not hard to find a new husband, but someone who is, for an example, a good bridge partner for you comes along once in a lifetime.

  8. When in trouble, take a bath and wash your hair.

  9. I never hated any of my ex-fiances enough to return the rings.

  10. I think breeds of dogs and breeds of men are quite a bit alike. If you think it’s insulting that I compare people with animals, well, if you knew how I love animals, you would understand that coming from me, this is a compliment.

  11. I've never been jealous. I've never had to be.

  12. It was not my class of people. There was not a producer, a press agent, a director, an actor.

  13. What is really important for a woman, you know, even more than being beautiful or intelligent, is to be entertaining.

  14. The only way to learn a language properly, in fact, is to marry a man of that nationality. You get what they call in Europe a 'sleeping dictionary.' Of course, I have only been married five times, and I speak seven languages. I'm still trying to remember where I picked up the other two.

  15. Any woman who diets all the time can't help but be grouchy. Nobody can be amusing or entertaining on a diet.

  16. There is no bigger aphrodisiac than power.

  17. I always liked parties. You meet people; you can have fun.