"Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family."

"The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it."

"Getting angry doesn't solve anything."

"Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery."

"I don't want to be married to someone who feels inferior to my success or because I make more money than he does."

"I don't want to dress up a picture with just my face."

"Other women looked on me as a rival. And it pained me a great deal."

"As an unmarried woman, I was thought to be a danger."

"For a woman, forty is torture, the end."

"If anybody starts using me as scenery, I'll return to New York."

"I don't like yelling and fighting, and I can't quarrel."

"At times I think I actually hate Hollywood. I have many acquaintances there, but few friends."

"I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others."

"Hollywood amuses me. Holier-than-thou for the public and unholier-than-the-devil in reality."

"My real difficulty was to become a normal person again, after having been a movie actress for so long. For me, at the time I was living in New York and Hollywood, a normal person was someone who made movies."

"When I married Prince Rainier, I married the man and not what he represented or what he was. I fell in love with him without giving a thought to anything else."

"My love of flowers opened a lot of doors for me. I've made many friends because of their passion of flowers and their vast knowledge in this field."

"Fairy tales tell imaginary stories. Me, I'm a living person. I exist. If the story of my life as a real woman were to be told one day, people would at last discover the real being that I am."

"I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets."

"I'm basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do."