Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.
EARTHA KITTI used to teach dance lessons.
More Eartha Kitt Quotes
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In the ’50s, critics used to say I had a ‘dangerous’ act.
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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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 am the last of the Mohicans, the creme de la creme of cabaret.
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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.
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I think it’s fun to look at people with big diamonds.
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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 was considered an ugly duckling.
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I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer.
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
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I love men and I like to get their attention.
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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 am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
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I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.
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I don’t think I ever really got interested in theater.
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