It’s how you live that really counts.
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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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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Loved people are loving people.
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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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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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I was brought up by two extremely intelligent people who gave me the greatest gift that man can give anyone, and that is freedom from fear.
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Without discipline, there’s no life at all.
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I don’t believe in marriage. It’s bloody impractical. ‘To love, honor, and obey.’ If it weren’t, you wouldn’t have to sign a contract.
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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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Enemies are so stimulating.
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The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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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 never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.
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I realised long ago that skirts are hopeless. Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, ‘Try one. Try a skirt.’
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I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone
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Time is the stuff of which life is made.
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Being an actor is such a humiliating experience because you are selling yourself to the public, your face, your personality, and that is humiliating. As you get older, it becomes more humiliating because you’ve got less to sell.
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If you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
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If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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I like to move fast, and wearing high heels was tough, and low heels with a skirt is unattractive. So pants took over.
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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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The woman’s position in the world today is so much harder than a man’s that it makes me choke every time I hear a man complain about anything.
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I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.
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