What in the world would we do without our libraries?
KATHARINE HEPBURNIf you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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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.
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Acting is a nice childish profession – pretending you’re someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
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I don’t think that work ever really destroyed anybody. I think that lack of work destroys them a hell of a lot more.
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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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To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
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I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.
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If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
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To be loved is very demoralizing.
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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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Only when a woman decides not to have children, can a woman live like a man. That’s what I’ve done.
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If you’re given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal.
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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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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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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
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