Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

21 quotes

The French actress and activist Brigitte Bardot is someone whose pithy observations have become part of everyday conversation. Whether reflecting on Age or Women, Brigitte Bardot brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Browse 27 quotes by Brigitte Bardot that cover ground from Age, Women, Marriage, Death, and Wisdom. Among their most shared lines: "Death was like love, a romantic escape."

“It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Age

All Quotes by Brigitte Bardot

“Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Women

“It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Age

“We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?”

— Brigitte Bardot

Death

“I am against marriage, and I don't give a fig for society.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Marriage

“Only idiots refuse to change their minds.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Change

“I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Beauty

“Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Relationship

“What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Age

“I have to live with both my selves as best I may.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Best

“Have you ever heard of a good marriage growing in front of the cameras?”

— Brigitte Bardot

Marriage

“Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Age

“I am no mother, and I won't be one.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Mom

“They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Peace

“Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Teacher

“I never left France for Hollywood nor stashed my money in Switzerland.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Money

“Politics disgusts me.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Politics

“I have the courage of my convictions.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Courage

“I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated, very famous and very unhappy.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Famous

“Death was like love, a romantic escape.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Death

“I'm a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian.”

— Brigitte Bardot

Family