You don’t pick who you fall in love with. There are so few people to love. It’s hard for one adult to even like another. Almost impossible.
KATHARINE HEPBURNLove 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.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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It’s not what you start in life, it’s what you finish.
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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.
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Wouldn’t it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
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I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.
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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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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
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Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn’t interest you, don’t do it – I would have made a terrible mother.
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You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.
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To live creatively free, do what you know how to do now, then ‘act as if’ you know how to do the rest.
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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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I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.
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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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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
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I think everyone is an opportunist if they have an opportunity.
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