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Grace Kelly
11 quotes
“Personally, I wouldn't go anywhere important without my own favorite Hermès black bag... I have my jewelry with me in case something happens and I suddenly have to dress up. For me, going out without that purse would seem almost like going out naked. Well, almost.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1954 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kelly (1954) attributed to her in: Charlotte Chandler (2005) It's Only a Movie: Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography. p. 212 : Kelly had mentioned this to Hitchcock during the preparations of the movie Rear Window.
“I certainly don't think of my life as a fairy tale.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kelly (1956) as cited in Editors of People Magazine (2007) The Royals: Their Lives, Loves and Secrets. p. 62
“For a woman, forty is torture, the end. I think turning forty is miserable.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kelly (1969) in interview with William B. Arthur. Cited in: James Spada (1988) Grace: The Secret Lives of a Princess. p. 280
“To create harmony in the home is the woman's right and duty.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Kelly in: Tom Tierney (1986) Grace Kelly: paper dolls in full color. p. 17
“The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Kelly in: Robert Andrews Ed. (1987) The Routledge dictionary of quotations. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books. p. 209
“Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Kelly in: Paula Munier (2004) On Being Blonde: Wit And Wisdom From The World's Most Infamous Blondes. p. 78
“The frantic life of today has swept up women to the point where... they feel that there is no time for this vital natural function.(breastfeeding) I have many duties and obligations of state along with my husband, but my family comes first.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Milwaukee Sentinel Princess Puts Motherhood First Jul 17, 1971
“(when children can watch without embarrassment their mothers breast feed brothers and sister) They realize the wholesomeness of sex and its naturalness. They don't put sex in the wrong proportion.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Milwaukee Sentinel Princess Puts Motherhood First Jul 17, 1971
“I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one's batteries.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Milwaukee Sentinel Princess Grace finds relaxation in her gardens Jan. 1, 1981
“I was terribly shy when I was young, I was so bland, they kept having to introduce me again and again before people noticed me.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was very lucky in my career and I loved it. But I don’t think I was accomplished enough as an actor to be remembered particularly. No, I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being, and a caring one.”
Grace Kelly (1929–1982) first seen 1982 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with , June 22, 1982