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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNSilence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only what you are expecting to give — which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.
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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don’t, for any reason, ever tell 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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If you’re given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
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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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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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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 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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To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
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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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Not everyone is lucky enough to understand how delicious it is to suffer.
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To be loved is very demoralizing.
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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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