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I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself.
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
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You don't have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.
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I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold.
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The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.
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I wouldn't bother to describe me. I'm Eartha Kitt.
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I was considered an ugly duckling.
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Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
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Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer.
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Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.
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If you're looking for immediate rewards, you're only looking for the money.
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I used to love it when I walked down the street and construction workers would whistle.
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I've always been multi-cultural myself. I'm not black and I'm not white and I'm not pink and I'm not green. Eartha Kitt has no color, and that is how barriers are broken.
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Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.
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I was an illegitimate, well, I still am an illegitimate child.
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Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.
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In the '50s, critics used to say I had a 'dangerous' act.
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I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me 'yellow gal.' I was caught in between both sides - nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
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I am the original 'Material Girl.'
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I don't think I ever really got interested in theater.