I like to move fast, and wearing high heels was tough, and low heels with a skirt is unattractive. So pants took over.
KATHARINE HEPBURNEveryone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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You give because you love and cannot help giving.
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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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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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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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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
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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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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
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I realised long ago that skirts are hopeless. Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, ‘Try one. Try a skirt.’
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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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I’m a legend because I’ve survived over a long period of time and still seem to be master of my fate – I’m still paddling the goddamned boat myself.
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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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As one goes through life, one learns that if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you don’t move.
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I don’t care WHAT the say about me, as long as it’s not the truth.
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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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