Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

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Gene Tierney, an American actress, is widely remembered for insights that continue to resonate with readers everywhere. With equal ease, Gene Tierney moved between War and Home, finding connections others missed. Browse 16 quotes by Gene Tierney that cover ground from War, Home, Women, Romantic, and Movingon. Start here and see if you agree: "Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties."

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“Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.”

— Gene Tierney

History

All Quotes by Gene Tierney

“I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.”

— Gene Tierney

Diet

“I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.”

— Gene Tierney

Future

“Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.”

— Gene Tierney

History

“I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people who were drawn to him.”

— Gene Tierney

Home

“I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication?”

— Gene Tierney

Home

“I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.”

— Gene Tierney

Romantic

“I remember the 1940s as a time when we were united in a way known only to that generation. We belonged to a common cause-the war.”

— Gene Tierney

War

“The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.”

— Gene Tierney

Change

“Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.”

— Gene Tierney

Beauty

“Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.”

— Gene Tierney

Best

“Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.”

— Gene Tierney

Jealousy

“I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.”

— Gene Tierney

Family

“I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.”

— Gene Tierney

Birthday

“In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe. Nothing that happened an ocean away seemed very threatening.”

— Gene Tierney

War