It’s not what you start in life, it’s what you finish.
KATHARINE HEPBURNTo be loved is very demoralizing.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
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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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There are no laurels in life, just new challenges.
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I’ve made forty-three pictures. Naturally I’m adorable in all of them.
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I like to move fast, and wearing high heels was tough, and low heels with a skirt is unattractive. So pants took over.
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Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.
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Without discipline, there’s no life at all.
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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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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’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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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
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To be loved is very demoralizing.
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I 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.
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Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
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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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All my life, I’ve stayed at parties too long because I didn’t know when to go.
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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.
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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.
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I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.
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Never complain. Never explain.
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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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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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Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
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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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