Eartha Kitt Quotes
My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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I never believed that U2 wanted to save the whales. I don't believe that The Beastie Boys are ready to lay it down for Tibet.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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I'm not nervous standing with anyone.
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Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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I didn't understand key signatures or anything, you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like, 'Note, when you play B naturals, make the B naturals a half step lower because they sound funny if they're B naturals.' And some guy said: 'Idiot, just put a flat on the third line and it's a key signature, you know?'
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
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Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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Yves Saint Laurent was the first person who made me feel like a woman.
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People don't get my sense of humour.
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Divine desperateness is the beginning of spiritual awakening because it gives rise to the aspiration for God-realisation.
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Everybody who worked in film misses holding pieces of film, holding it up to the light, and seeing exactly where something was image-wise.
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In Texas it's always hot, dry, sunny, not a cloud in the sky.
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All the Jewish tradition I had came from my grandmother, who grew up in Palestine and eloped with my grandfather and went to New York. She lived very close to us until she died when I was around 20. She sang a lot of songs, led the Passover seders. It was a very rich part of my life, and my grandmother was a big part of my life.
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Even through the hollow eyes of death I spy life peering.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
