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.
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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I have many regrets, and I’m sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you don’t regret them, maybe you’re stupid.
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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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.
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
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Without discipline, there’s no life at all.
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If you’re given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
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A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same — scandal.
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People who want to be famous are really loners. Or they should be.
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Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I’m past that age.
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Enemies are so stimulating.
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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 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 never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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