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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNIt’s either some kind of electricity or some kind of energy. I don’t know what it is, but whatever it is, I’ve got it.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Isn’t it fun getting older? is really a terrible fallacy. That’s like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire.
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I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one’s responsibilities: That’s happiness.
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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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I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
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Acting is a nice childish profession – pretending you’re someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.
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I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old – or being young, for that matter.
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Our Constitution was not intended to be used by … any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.
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The time to make up your mind about people is never.
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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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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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There are no laurels in life, just new challenges.
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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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I think all good actors are personalities. If they’re not, they’re not stars. What makes you a star is horsepower.
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It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.
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Never complain. Never explain.
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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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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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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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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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Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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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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Don’t moan, don’t whine, don’t blame. Just get on with it.
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