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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNWe 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.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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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 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.
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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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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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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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I don’t care WHAT the say about me, as long as it’s not the truth.
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Only when a woman decides not to have children, can a woman live like a man. That’s what I’ve done.
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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 don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.
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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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To be loved is very demoralizing.
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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