Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly: Mae West
I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee: Clark Gable I feel this is a particularly appropriate quote for a Sunday morning when I had to set my alarm at 5.45 in the morning because my son had to be at a go karting track by 8am. I certainly didn’t do any laughing (or indeed(…)
Old age ain’t no place for sissies: Bette Davis And on that note, I’ll just say Happy Sunday everyone! The original photo (above) is from a Jim Beam advert from 1974.
I like a man who can run faster than I can – Jane Russell I love Jane Russell‘s attitude. Not that I imagine many men would have been running away from her as she was one of the biggest sex symbols of the 40s and 50s (and not just because of her magnificent assets). My(…)
I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me – Bettie Page I watched the movie The Notorious Bettie Page last night. I didn’t know much about Bettie Page’s life before watching it, and it was very interesting to learn a bit more about America in(…)
It’s the good girls who keep the diaries. The bad girls never have the time – Tallulah Bankhead The picture is taken from a Lobby card for the 1932 film Faithless starring Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery. Check out her odd triangular manicure in the original (below) – strange eh? Adore that splash of red lipstick(…)
When two people love each other, they don’t look at each other; they look in the same direction – Ginger Rogers
Christmas just isn’t Christmas without some Bing Crosby and I thought this quote was particularly apt, especially after seeing the mayhem and stress out there with everyone doing last-minute shopping today! Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white’
Fashion fades, only style remains the same – Coco Chanel. The photo is of Helen Wallace, cousin to Bess Truman photographed in 1925 looking fabulous in a fur cape and hat.
A woman with good shoes is never ugly – Coco Chanel Hmm, Coco Chanel had quite an acerbic way with words, most of her quotes are interesting but provoke strong opinions in everyone who hears them! The girl in this photo is Eveyln Nesbit, who was known as the ‘Most Beautiful Girl in the World’(…)
I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it: Clint Eastwood Ha ha, I know what he means!
The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you’ll grow out of it. – Doris Day
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous Ingrid Bergman
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. Lucille Ball The photo of Lucille Ball (above) was taken around 1934.
The one and only Burt Reynolds on marriage, pictured here with the Reagan girls: Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average way for the average man to get laundry done.
I love this quote by Burt Reynolds. As somebody who’s trying to diet I find it a really refreshing attitude, and a good reason to go and eat a biscuit… 😉 You can only hold your stomach in for so many years: Burt Reynolds Source and copyright: This work is in the public domain in that(…)
Hitchcock’s preference for sophisticated icy blondes is well-known. He claimed that audiences would be suspicious of brunettes, but I think this quote shows a truer insight into his cinematic genius: Blondes are blondes make the best victims. They’re like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints My favourite Hitchcock blonde has always been Grace(…)
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any: Fred Astaire Original photo source and copyright: This media file is in the public domain in the United States.