I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone
KATHARINE HEPBURNEnemies are so stimulating.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old – or being young, for that matter.
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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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Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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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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I don’t think that work ever really destroyed anybody. I think that lack of work destroys them a hell of a lot more.
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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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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
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Our Constitution was not intended to be used by … any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.
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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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I love rain. It’s lucky, I always think.
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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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I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
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You are the only person you can actually change.
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