I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.
EARTHA KITTI don’t carry myself as a black person but as a woman that belongs to everybody. After all, it’s the general public that made me – not any one particular group. So I don’t think of myself as belonging to any particular group and never have.
More Eartha Kitt Quotes
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If you’re looking for immediate rewards, you’re only looking for the money.
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
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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 don’t carry myself as a black person but as a woman that belongs to everybody. After all, it’s the general public that made me – not any one particular group. So I don’t think of myself as belonging to any particular group and never have.
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I used to teach dance lessons.
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I have to keep testing myself.
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I think it’s fun to look at people with big diamonds.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.
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Eartha Mae is very shy. She’s scared to be seen, scared of rejection and even afraid of affection.
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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 was given away. If your mother gives you away, you think everybody who comes into your life is going to give you away.
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Don’t depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don’t make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.
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I’ve always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.
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