Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
KATHARINE HEPBURNI’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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Loved people are loving people.
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If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.
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What the hell-you might be right, you might be wrong but don’t just avoid.
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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.
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All my life, I’ve stayed at parties too long because I didn’t know when to go.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old – or being young, for that matter.
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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only what you are expecting to give — which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.
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It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
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