Grace Kelly Quotes

I'm at my best when there's distance between me and a man.

There's nothing wrong with a little self-possession, there's beauty in taking time for yourself just because you feel like it, and there's nothing wrong with not divulging every secret!

People should just let me be.

I am definitely not under British protection. I have to protect myself. I am not M.I.6. I am not C.I.A. I am not anything.

I am not the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds, I am not a sacrifice on their altars.

I'm not one of these people that needs to feel loved. I don't need to see my picture everywhere.

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

You can become quite blase, and also, I have no sense of home; I don't have roots. I've never had that feeling that someone else is going to take care of me, ever. I don't trust people.

Remember we're all in this alone.

I should have liked to get married, but over many decades I have lived essentially alone. I go to sleep when I'm tired, get up when I wake up, have my food prepared when I'm hungry. I can't bear the thought that I'd have to coincide, make an effort.

There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.

Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you.

I always say I'd rather be miserable by myself than unhappy in a relationship.

Living by myself out in Malibu has been really good. I kind of have my freedom; I've got a whole house to myself. The tough part comes when sometimes, you know, you get pretty lonely.

I am always floating around trying to tend to everyone and be free while at the same time enjoying some space.

I don't talk to anybody about my personal life, and maybe that perpetuates it, too. But it's really important to own what you want to own and keep it to yourself.

I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.

No, I don't tolerate pressure from anyone about anything.

I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.

A cat only has itself.

I do think of myself as a bit of a loner, a bit of an independent. I'm one of those people who, when they're sick, like to curl up and remove myself. I don't like a lot of people around. There is nothing you can do to help.

I do know what my family has done for me, but they do need to give me some space to let me be myself. There would be some things I would handle differently.

Let me do me.

It emasculated people to be protected in this way... [They should] be used to protecting themselves.

I don't have anybody living around me who has much of a sense of what I do. That's exactly what I like.