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 HEPBURNLife gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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It’s either some kind of electricity or some kind of energy. I don’t know what it is, but whatever it is, I’ve got it.
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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 wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.
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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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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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Without discipline, there’s no life at all.
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Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
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Enemies are so stimulating.
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There are no laurels in life, just new challenges.
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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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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
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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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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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