Cornelia Otis Skinner Quotes

A collection of quotes by Cornelia Otis Skinner.

Cornelia Otis Skinner (1901-1979) was an American actress, author, and playwright. Born into a prominent theatrical family, she began her career on the stage and later transitioned to writing and performing one-woman shows. Known for her wit and versatility, Skinner captivated audiences with her comedic and dramatic performances. She wrote several books, including the bestselling "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay," which chronicled her travels in Europe. Skinner's unique style and storytelling abilities made her a beloved figure in the entertainment industry, leaving a lasting impact on both the stage and literature.

One learns in life to keep silent and draw one's own confusi

One learns in life to keep silent and draw one's own confusions.

Cornelia Otis Skinner

To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or

To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time.

Cornelia Otis Skinner

It's not that I don't want to be a beauty, that I don't year

It's not that I don't want to be a beauty, that I don't yearn to be dripping with glamour. It's just that I can't see how any woman can find time to do to herself all the things that must apparently be done to make herself beautiful and, having once done them, how anyone without the strength of mind of a foreign missionary can keep up such a regime.

Cornelia Otis Skinner

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they ha

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed.

Cornelia Otis Skinner

That food has always been, and will continue to be, the basi

That food has always been, and will continue to be, the basis for one of our greater snobbism does not explain the fact that the attitude toward the food choice of others is becoming more and more heatedly exclusive until it may well turn into one of those forms of bigotry against which gallant little committees are constantly planning campaigns in the cause of justice and decency.

Cornelia Otis Skinner

It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revela

It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far.

Cornelia Otis Skinner