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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNIt would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.
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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 never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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Listen to the song of life.
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It’s either some kind of electricity or some kind of energy. I don’t know what it is, but whatever it is, I’ve got it.
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Being an actor is such a humiliating experience because you are selling yourself to the public, your face, your personality, and that is humiliating. As you get older, it becomes more humiliating because you’ve got less to sell.
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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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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I think everyone is an opportunist if they have an opportunity.
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The woman’s position in the world today is so much harder than a man’s that it makes me choke every time I hear a man complain about anything.
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People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.
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Don’t moan, don’t whine, don’t blame. Just get on with it.
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
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The only time I am ever miserable is when I do something just for the money.
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