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
KATHARINE HEPBURNTo keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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I think everyone is an opportunist if they have an opportunity.
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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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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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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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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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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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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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Isn’t it fun getting older? is really a terrible fallacy. That’s like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire.
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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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Without discipline, there’s no life at all.
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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don’t, for any reason, ever tell the truth.
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If you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
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The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one’s responsibilities: That’s happiness.
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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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