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In the ’50s, critics used to say I had a ‘dangerous’ act.

Eartha Kitt

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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Depend For On People Responsible You
Whenever I walk out on a stage, I’m begging for affection.
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Affection Begging Stage Whenever Walk
I wouldn’t bother to describe me. I’m Eartha Kitt.
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Believe Bother Eartham Kit Would
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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Acre Almost Atrium Beverly Big Chicken Country Hill Land Live Love Soil
You don’t have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.
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Anybody Have Head Hit Myself
Dr. Einstein was not successful in school, but he found something in the air from his own imagination and his own brain power, and look what he did.
EARTHA KITT

Air Brain Doctor Found Imagination Power School Scientist Something Successful
In the ’50s, critics used to say I had a ‘dangerous’ act.
EARTHA KITT

Act Critic Dangerous Fifties Use Say
A lot can be said with just a look, or the way the body moves. Each song is a different character. So each song takes on a different movement of the body. And the body has to go with the subject and the attitude that you have toward that subject.
EARTHA KITT

Body Character Child Each Just Look Lot Move Song Way
We’re not thought of in terms of color because we are entertainers. We are there to entertain you not because we are black, white, pink, or green or gay or straight or because we are Catholic or Protestant.
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Because Entertainer Color Term Thought We Are
I’m an orphan. But the public has adopted me, and that has been my only family. The biggest family in the world is my fans.
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Adopt Been Family Me Only Orphan Public
Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.
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Live More Movie Much Television Theatre
People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that’s what they’ve always cast me as.
EARTHA KITT

Always Cast General Girl Me Naughty People See Uses
The audience has always been my best director.
EARTHA KITT

Always Audience Been Best Director
You don’t move just because you want to go from this point to that point – the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.
EARTHA KITT

Body Just Move Point Vocal Want Well Word
I have a great need for affection from an audience. I don’t know whether this is because I had such a tough life when I was a child.
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Child Effection Great Know Little Need Such Tough Whether
I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.
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Better Fight Myself Other People
My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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Afraid Being Life Myself Opinion Recipe Think
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.
EARTHA KITT

Accept Ask Blackball Direct Except People Question Responsible Tell Truth
I am the original ‘Material Girl.’
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Girl Material Original
If you’re looking for immediate rewards, you’re only looking for the money.
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Immediate Look Money Only Reward
In essence, I’m a sophisticated cotton picker.
EARTHA KITT

Cotton Essence Picker Sophisticate
I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
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All Diploma Learn Time Tombstone Will
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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Bend Constant Go Know River Turn Up Where Wind
I am a mother and I know the feeling of having a baby come out of my gut.
EARTHA KITT

Baby Come Feel Gut Kno Mother Out
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.
EARTHA KITT

Always Been Black Cultural Green Multi Myself Pink White
I’m a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don’t trust diamonds and gold.
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Diamond Dirty Gold Person Trust
Orson Welles was one of these people who was defying everything the doctors told him he wasn’t supposed to be doing. He was really enjoying himself when he was eating what he wanted to eat.
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Defying Do Doctor Everything One People Person Support These Told

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