My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
EARTHA KITTEartha Mae is very shy. She’s scared to be seen, scared of rejection and even afraid of affection.
More Eartha Kitt Quotes
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In essence, I’m a sophisticated cotton picker.
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I love to tease men with my legs.
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I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I’m begging for affection.
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I’m a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don’t trust diamonds and gold.
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When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth.
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I was a street dancer.
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Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.
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I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.
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Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.
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I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me ‘yellow gal.’ I was caught in between both sides – nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.
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Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
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My house was bugged. They couldn’t find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just don’t like some of the things the government is doing.
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I had almost three acres of land in Beverly Hills. And I had a big atrium of chickens because I love that feeling of being in the country and living from the soil.
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I’ve always been multi-cultural myself. I’m not black and I’m not white and I’m not pink and I’m not green. Eartha Kitt has no color, and that is how barriers are broken.
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