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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNWouldn’t it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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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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I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky.
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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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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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All my life, I’ve stayed at parties too long because I didn’t know when to go.
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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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I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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I don’t believe in marriage. It’s bloody impractical. ‘To love, honor, and obey.’ If it weren’t, you wouldn’t have to sign a contract.
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I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.
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It’s how you live that really counts.
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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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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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Being an actor is such a humiliating experience because you are selling yourself to the public, your face, your personality, and that is humiliating. As you get older, it becomes more humiliating because you’ve got less to sell.
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Never complain. Never explain.
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