If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
KATHARINE HEPBURNEveryone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
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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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I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.
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I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they’re good or there because they’re lucky.
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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.
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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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Wouldn’t it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
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