Time is the stuff of which life is made.
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.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.
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Life gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.
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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?
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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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I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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Vitality! That’s the pursuit of life, isn’t it?
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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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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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It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating.
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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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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
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Acting is the perfect idiot’s profession.
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If you survive long enough, you’re revered – rather like an old building.
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You are the only person you can actually change.
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I believe how I act today will affect how I am tomorrow.
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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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Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.
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Enemies are so stimulating.
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You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.
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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 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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If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.
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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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The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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To be loved is very demoralizing.
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