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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.

Katharine Hepburn

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.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Father Mistake Sister Teaching Yourself
Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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Beautiful Knowledge Man Woman
The time to make up your mind about people is never.
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Make Up Mindset People Time
People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.
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Alone Famous Lonely People
I’ve always thought men and women are not too well suited to each other. It’s inevitable that they should come together, but, again, how well suited are they to live together in the same house?
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Each Other Man Myself Togetherness Woman
I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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Fun Lose Myself Sight
Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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Desperate Marriage Passion Serious
I think all good actors are personalities. If they’re not, they’re not stars. What makes you a star is horsepower.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Actor Personality Stardom Yourself
I have many regrets, and I’m sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you don’t regret them, maybe you’re stupid.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Mistake Regret Stupidity Yourself
If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.
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Hands Help Independent Yourself
Never complain. Never explain.
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Complain Expectation Explanation
It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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Fascination Love Wisdom Woman
The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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Act Night Terrible Theatre Time Yourself
Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.
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Delicious Enough Luck Perspective Suffering Understand
I don’t think that work ever really destroyed anybody. I think that lack of work destroys them a hell of a lot more.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Destroy Hell Myself Thinking Work
When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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Control Myself Success

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