Only when a woman decides not to have children, can a woman live like a man. That’s what I’ve done.
KATHARINE HEPBURNBeing a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn’t interest you, don’t do it – I would have made a terrible mother.
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I’m an atheist, and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.
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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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People think that I’m tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.
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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
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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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The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one’s responsibilities: That’s happiness.
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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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The time to make up your mind about people is never.
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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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Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.
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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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Time is the stuff of which life is made.
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