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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNIf you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.
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I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done; as long as I enjoyed it at the time.
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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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I think all good actors are personalities. If they’re not, they’re not stars. What makes you a star is horsepower.
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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.
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He’s worked his entire life and he’s never lived a single moment, I mean not a moment, in the real world.
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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
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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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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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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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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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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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We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change.
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