Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
KATHARINE HEPBURNYou politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Our Constitution was not intended to be used by … any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.
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I love rain. It’s lucky, I always think.
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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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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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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He’s worked his entire life and he’s never lived a single moment, I mean not a moment, in the real world.
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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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The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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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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It’s not what you start in life, it’s what you finish.
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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
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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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I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done; as long as I enjoyed it at the time.
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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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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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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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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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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only what you are expecting to give — which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.
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I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone
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If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.
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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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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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I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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