Quotes by Sally Rand

Beauty comes from within; a greedy, avaricious, gossipy woman cannot be beautiful.

I had to find a new twist. I wanted a balloon 60 inches in diameter, which is my height, made of a translucent or transparent material.

I have been successful, and I am grateful for my success. I have had some experiences that I wish I never had had, but that would be true in any business. I cannot say sincerely that I would have chosen just this road to fortune. Perhaps I might have wished for another way. But I took the opportunity that came to me. Certainly I am an opportunist. I admit it.

I have never retired-I have averaged 40 working weeks a year since 1933.

I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.

I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo.

I'm not the type to sit on the porch and watch life go by.

I'm the original.

If you love living, you try to take care of the equipment.

They planned this fair to bring business to Chicago, into the Loop. But you could have fired a cannon down state street and hit nobody, because everybody was out at the fair.

What in heaven's name is strange about a grandmother dancing nude? I'll bet lots of grandmothers do it.

When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.