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.
KATHARINE HEPBURNI 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.
More Katharine Hepburn Quotes
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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 terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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What in the world would we do without our libraries?
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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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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only with what you are expecting to give – which is everything.
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I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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Enemies are so stimulating.
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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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Life is very hard, isn’t it? It does kill you, after all.
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I’m a legend because I’ve survived over a long period of time and still seem to be master of my fate – I’m still paddling the goddamned boat myself.
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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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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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Isn’t it fun getting older? is really a terrible fallacy. That’s like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire.
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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.
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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
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