Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.
KATHARINE HEPBURNThe notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one’s responsibilities: That’s happiness.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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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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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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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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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.
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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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Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.
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Never complain. Never explain.
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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.
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I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
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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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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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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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