To be loved is very demoralizing.
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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I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done; as long as I enjoyed it at the time.
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Never complain. Never explain.
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I don’t care WHAT the say about me, as long as it’s not the truth.
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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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Only when a woman decides not to have children, can a woman live like a man. That’s what I’ve done.
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I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky.
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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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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Nobody owes anybody anything; it’s up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.
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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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You don’t pick who you fall in love with. There are so few people to love. It’s hard for one adult to even like another. Almost impossible.
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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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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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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