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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNI think everyone is an opportunist if they have an opportunity.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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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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I realised long ago that skirts are hopeless. Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, ‘Try one. Try a skirt.’
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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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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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I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old – or being young, for that matter.
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I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.
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I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.
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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
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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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A boy sows a wild oat or two, the world winks. A girl does the same — scandal.
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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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All my life, I’ve stayed at parties too long because I didn’t know when to go.
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I would have been a terrible mother because I’m basically a very selfish human being. Not that that has stopped most people going off and having children.
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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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The time to make up your mind about people is never.
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