When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
KATHARINE HEPBURNPeople who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
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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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Don’t moan, don’t whine, don’t blame. Just get on with it.
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The time to make up your mind about people is never.
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I’ve always thought men and women are not too well suited to each other. It’s inevitable that they should come together, but, again, how well suited are they to live together in the same house?
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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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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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You give because you love and cannot help giving.
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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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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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Life is very hard, isn’t it? It does kill you, after all.
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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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Wouldn’t it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
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