Best Lauren Bacall quotes to live by
Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89, leaving an endless string of smart, funny and inspirational one-liners behind her. Here are our favourite Lauren Bacall quotes to live a glamorous life by
By Amy Lewis
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Lauren Bacall on ageing
‘I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.’
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Hello scene with Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep
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Lauren Bacall on men
‘Find me a man who's interesting enough to have dinner with and I'll be happy.’
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4
Lauren Bacall on fiancé Frank Sinatra
‘I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing.’
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5
Lauren Bacall on imagination
‘Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.’ – from her autobiography By Myself And Then Some.
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6
Lauren Bacall on life
‘Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you’re alive, it isn’t.’
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7
Lauren Bacall on marriage
‘I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that way.’
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8
Lauren Bacall on loving yourself
‘I’m not ashamed of what I am – of how I pass through this life. What I am has given me the strength to do it.’
‘I don’t like everything I know about myself, and I’ll never be satisfied, but nobody’s perfect. I’m not sure where the next years will take me – what they will hold – but I’m open to suggestions.’
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‘I don’t like everything I know about myself, and I’ll never be satisfied, but nobody’s perfect. I’m not sure where the next years will take me – what they will hold – but I’m open to suggestions.’
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9
Lauren Bacall on fighting for what you want
‘You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought.’
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10
Lauren Bacall on the future
‘I am not a has-been. I am a will be.’
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11
Lauren Bacall on compromise
‘You can't always be a leading lady.’
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12
Lauren Bacall on contentment
‘I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it content.’
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13
Lauren Bacall on Tom Cruise and celebrities
‘It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially.’
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