[when Asked At Age 79 Why Her

Energy Creates Energy. It Is By Spending Myself That I Become Rich.

One Should Hate Very Little, Because It's Extremely Fatiguing. One Should Despise Much, Forgive Often And Never Forget. Pardon Does Not Bring With It Forgetfulness; At Least Not For Me.

For The Theatre One Needs Long Arms... An Artiste With Short Arms Can Never Make A Fine Gesture.

If I Have A Foreign Accent—which I Much Regret—it Is Cosmopolitan, But Not Teutonic. I Am A Daughter Of The Great Jewish Race, And My Somewhat Uncultivated Language Is The Outcome Of Our Enforced Wanderings.

[when Asked At Age 79 Why Her Paris Apartment Was Located Up Many Flights Of Stairs At The Top Of The Building:] It's The Only Way I Can Still Make The Hearts Of Men Beat Faster.