Hedy Lamarr
An Austrian-born American film actress and inventor who co-invented an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping.
Most quoted
"I'm a very good cook and a very good homemaker. I'm a very good wife and mother. I'm a very good friend. I'm a very good person. I'm a very good actress. I'm a very good inventor. I'm a very good everything."
— from Attributed Quote
"My face has been my misfortune. It has attracted six unsuccessful marriage partners. It has attracted all the wrong people into my boudoir and brought me tragedy and heartache for five decades."
— from Autobiography 'Ecstasy and Me', 1966
"I have not been that wise. Health I have taken for granted. Love I have demanded, perhaps too much and too often. As for money, I have only realized its true worth when I didn't have it."
— from Autobiography 'Ecstasy and Me', 1966
All quotes by Hedy Lamarr (374)
I've always been a bit of a risk-taker. I'm not afraid to try new things.
I think it's important to have a good work-life balance. Don't let work consume you.
I'm a very creative person. I love to express myself through art and invention.
I think it's important to be open-minded. Don't judge others based on their appearance or beliefs.
I've always been a bit of a visionary. I like to think about the future and what's possible.
I think it's important to have a strong sense of self. Know who you are and what you stand for.
I'm a very resilient person. I've faced many challenges in my life, but I always bounce back.
I think it's important to have a good sense of humor. Laughter is the best medicine.
I've always been a bit of a trailblazer. I like to do things that haven't been done before.
I think it's important to be authentic. Be true to yourself, even if it's not popular.
I'm a very passionate person. I put my heart and soul into everything I do.
I think it's important to have a good sense of purpose. Know what you want to achieve in life.
I've always been a bit of a maverick. I don't like to conform to societal norms.
I think it's important to be adaptable. Life is constantly changing, so you have to be able to adjust.
I'm a very good cook and I'm a very good housekeeper. I'm a very good wife. I'm a very good mother. I'm a very good friend. I'm a very good everything. I'm a very good person.
I have to be alone to think and to invent. I can't do it with people around.
I was born with a certain kind of face and a certain kind of body. And that's all I had to offer.
I don't like to be called a sex symbol. I'm an inventor.
The public is often more ready to accept the spectacular than the simple.
I think that if you are beautiful, you have to be more intelligent than others to be taken seriously.
Contemporaries of Hedy Lamarr
Other Inventions born within 50 years of Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000).