The average Hollywood film star’s ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.
KATHARINE HEPBURNI 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.
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 could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.
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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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It’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.
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Listen to the song of life.
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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.
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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.
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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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Don’t moan, don’t whine, don’t blame. Just get on with it.
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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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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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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
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Never complain. Never explain.
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To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
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