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Grace Kelly was one of the most legendary American actresses in history.
Grace Kelly’s life seems picture-perfect to anyone who knows about it. She was a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, a Broadway actress, and one of the world’s most prominent movie stars. She starred in Rear Window, On the Waterfront, and The Country Girl, to name a few. Her work in the latter won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also received an Oscar nomination and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for best actress in Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and The Country Girl. She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama in 1955.
While many would stop there, Grace Kelly continued to thrive. In 1955, Kelly headed the U.S. delegation at the Cannes Film Festival where she met Prince Rainier III, the Prince of Monaco. The two were married within a year.
Once again, Kelly’s legacy didn’t end there. She is often known as the ‘Classic Hitchcock blonde’ or the ‘Elegant glamour girl of the screen.’ After her death, her husband created the Princess Grace Foundation to continue the work she did during her life. The foundation assists emerging theatre, dance, and film artists in America.
Her legacy and her words live on today and we want to share some of our favorite quotes from the princess.
On Life Advice
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“Getting angry doesn’t solve anything.”
“I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.”
“I never say ‘never’ and I never say ‘always.’”
On Working Hard
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“My father had a very simple view on life: you don’t get anything for nothing. Everything has to be earned through work, persistence, and honesty.”
“All people are capable of great things.”
On Feminism
“I’m basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.”
“I don’t want to be married to someone who feels inferior to my success or because I make more money than he does.”
On Life
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“A person has to keep something to herself or your life is just a layout in a magazine.”
“I never really liked Hollywood. I found it unreal — unreal and full of men and women whose lives were confused and full of pain.”
“My husband often remarked what a pity it was that a great country like America, which in Europe is still regarded as such a young nation, should be represented seemingly only by old or infirm men.”
On Her Legacy
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“The idea of my life as a fairy tale is itself a fairy tale.”
“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.”
“I’ve had happy moments in my life, but I don’t think that happiness — being happy — is a perpetual state that anyone can be in. Life isn’t that way.”
Which quote is your favorite? Are you going to go back and watch the classic movies now? Comment below!
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