I’m a legend because I’ve survived over a long period of time and still seem to be master of my fate – I’m still paddling the goddamned boat myself.
KATHARINE HEPBURNActing is a nice childish profession – pretending you’re someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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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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Never complain. Never explain.
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You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.
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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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If you follow all of the rules, you’ll miss all of the fun.
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I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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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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I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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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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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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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
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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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Enemies are so stimulating.
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