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 HEPBURNWe are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.
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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
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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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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
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If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
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A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same — scandal.
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I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they’re good or there because they’re lucky.
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People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.
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It’s not what you start in life, it’s what you finish.
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I love rain. It’s lucky, I always think.
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Don’t moan, don’t whine, don’t blame. Just get on with it.
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I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.
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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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To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
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