I’ve always thought men and women are not too well suited to each other. It’s inevitable that they should come together, but, again, how well suited are they to live together in the same house?
KATHARINE HEPBURNNobody 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.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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To live creatively free, do what you know how to do now, then ‘act as if’ you know how to do the rest.
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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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I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone
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Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
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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 don’t care WHAT the say about me, as long as it’s not the truth.
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There are no laurels in life, just new challenges.
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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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If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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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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Enemies are so stimulating.
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Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.
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I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.
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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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