Arlene Francis Quotes

Arlene Francis was an American actress, radio and television talk show host, and game show panelist. She is known for her long-standing role as a panelist on the television game show What's My Line?, on which she regularly appeared for 25 years, from 1950–1975 on both the network and syndicated versions of the show. ...more

Birth: October 20, 1907 - Death: May 31, 2001

It is almost axiomatic that the best conversationalist is really the best listener.

Topic(s): Conversation , Listeners

Counterfeit charm is worse than none at all.

Topic(s): Charm , Counterfeit

Out of sight, out of mind’ applies with even greater force to entertainers than to lovers.

Topic(s): Mind , Force , Greater

Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.

Topic(s): Real , Bigs , Trouble

There is nothing more boring than a bored person.

Topic(s): Persons , Boring , Bored

Frankly, I’ve come to feel that there are two kinds of people: those who act like thermometers and those who act like thermostats.

Topic(s): People , Feels , Kind

If there’s anything intolerance can’t tolerate, it’s ridicule!

Topic(s): Ifs , Tolerance , Tolerate

apathy is about as near to the undertaker as you can get.

Topic(s): Apathy , Undertaker

People are much more fascinated by your interests than they are by your opinions.

Topic(s): People , Interest , Opinion

It is perfectly logical and proper to recognize differences between races and colors and creeds – as long as we don’t classify them as being better or worse.

Topic(s): Long , Differences , Race

Charm might be described as enlightened self-interest, a development of one’s best self. … In the simplest possible terms, I think genuine charm is an unmotivated interest in others.

Topic(s): Thinking , Self , Might

Self-love is so monogamous that no one is going to take the trouble to break the affair up for you.

Topic(s): Self , Love Is , Break

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Arlene Francis Quotes