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 HEPBURNI’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?
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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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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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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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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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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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.
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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don’t, for any reason, ever tell the truth.
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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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You give because you love and cannot help giving.
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I don’t feel the slightest interest in the next world; I think it’s here. And I think anything good that you’re going to do, you should do for other people here and not so you can try to have a happy time in the next world.
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
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There are no laurels in life, just new challenges.
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I love rain. It’s lucky, I always think.
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Don’t moan, don’t whine, don’t blame. Just get on with it.
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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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