My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
EARTHA KITTI 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.
More Eartha Kitt Quotes
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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.
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Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
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I am a mother and I know the feeling of having a baby come out of my gut.
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
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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 have to keep testing myself.
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I was a street dancer.
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I love to tease men with my legs.
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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 considered an ugly duckling.
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I’m a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don’t trust diamonds and gold.
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Even as a child, I found a way to survive.
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I never take anything for granted. I may slip any minute.
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I see them in my audience all the time, with the fur coat, a woman whose hand is always out front, or the two fingers are on the cheek to show her diamond. I don’t have anything against that.
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Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.
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