Life is very hard, isn’t it? It does kill you, after all.
KATHARINE HEPBURNI’m a legend because I’ve survived over a long period of time and still seem to be master of my fate – I’m still paddling the goddamned boat myself.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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All my life, I’ve stayed at parties too long because I didn’t know when to go.
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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
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We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
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I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.
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The average Hollywood film star’s ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
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Never complain. Never explain.
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People think that I’m tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.
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You can’t change the music of your soul.
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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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