I was considered an ugly duckling.
EARTHA KITTGreed is so destructive. It destroys everything.
More Eartha Kitt Quotes
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Even as a child, I found a way to survive.
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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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I am the last of the Mohicans, the creme de la creme of cabaret.
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The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it’s going to go and where you’ll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don’t let anyone deter you from that.
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I do think that same gender partners should be able to be married. Why not? If you share a life together than who in the world should have anything to say about it?
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I never take anything for granted. I may slip any minute.
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I love men and I like to get their attention.
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Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.
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I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
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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 don’t wear my political feelings on my sleeve. However, if I’m asked, I will answer honestly.
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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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In the ’50s, critics used to say I had a ‘dangerous’ act.
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I am the original ‘Material Girl.’
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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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