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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.’

Katharine Hepburn

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.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Complain Man Myself Position Time Woman World
Love fattens on smooth words.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Love One Liner Smooth Word
Acting is a nice childish profession – pretending you’re someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Children Pretend Sell Time Yourself
If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Hands Help Independent Yourself
I would have been a terrible mother because I’m basically a very selfish human being. Not that that has stopped most people going off and having children.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Character Children Myself Selfish Stop Terrible
If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Attitude Behavior Change Yourself
I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they’re good or there because they’re lucky.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Art Goodness Myself People Secret
Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Arrogant Bold Fear Myself Thinking
Without discipline, there’s no life at all.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Discipline Life One Liner
A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same — scandal.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Wild Wink Woman World
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only what you are expecting to give — which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Connection Expectation Generosity Love Yourself
I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Act Believe Myself
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.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Fear Greatness Intelligence Man Myself People
If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Better Interest Support Yourself
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.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Believe Marriage Practical Yourself
A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
KATHARINE HEPBURN

Hurt Knife Pain Quick

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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