People think that I’m tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.
KATHARINE HEPBURNI have many regrets, and I’m sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you don’t regret them, maybe you’re stupid.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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You are the only person you can actually change.
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I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.
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What the hell-you might be right, you might be wrong but don’t just avoid.
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Enemies are so stimulating.
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I was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
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Nobody owes anybody anything; it’s up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.
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Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I’m past that age.
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I think all good actors are personalities. If they’re not, they’re not stars. What makes you a star is horsepower.
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I don’t feel the slightest interest in the next world; I think it’s here. And I think anything good that you’re going to do, you should do for other people here and not so you can try to have a happy time in the next world.
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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky.
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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.
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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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