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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.

Eartha Kitt

I was given away. If your mother gives you away, you think everybody who comes into your life is going to give you away.
EARTHA KITT

Away Come Everybody Give Life Mother
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
In the ’50s, critics used to say I had a ‘dangerous’ act.
EARTHA KITT

Act Critic Dangerous Fifties Use Say
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.
EARTHA KITT

Being Budget Country Happen House Information Love Subcerivel
In essence, I’m a sophisticated cotton picker.
EARTHA KITT

Cotton Essence Picker Sophisticate
Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
EARTHA KITT

All Derries IT Jewelry Pain Time Watch
I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
EARTHA KITT

All Diploma Learn Time Tombstone Will
You don’t have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.
EARTHA KITT

Anybody Have Head Hit Myself
This is where you see the truth of entertainment, because it is not edited. You see it on stage as it is happening. Even if we fall down or forget our words, it’s a part of live entertainment.
EARTHA KITT

Edit Entertainment Happen See Stage Truth
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.
EARTHA KITT

Because Entertainer Color Term Thought We Are
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.
EARTHA KITT

Anybody Beenm Sensitive Call Color Everybody Gal Identify never Yellow
My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
EARTHA KITT

Afraid Being Life Myself Opinion Recipe Think
I used to teach dance lessons.
EARTHA KITT

Dance Lesson Teach Use
I was a street dancer.
EARTHA KITT

Dancer Street
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.
EARTHA KITT

Belong Black Carry Everybody Myself Person Women
Whenever I walk out on a stage, I’m begging for affection.
EARTHA KITT

Affection Begging Stage Whenever Walk

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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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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