Katharine Hepburn Quotes
When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.
Quotes to Explore
-
Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.
-
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
-
Sometimes a famous subject may even outlive his own obituary writer.
-
If you're famous, you're not free.
-
It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard.
-
Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
-
My motivation is my desire to help people. If people want to have children and cannot in the normal way, and I can do something about it, then I will do so.
-
You don't just become number one because you sing like everybody else. There is something different you bring to the table. Make sure you are constantly getting into the newest technologies. Learn the history of what you do, and always respect the ones who came before you.
-
I've never been more famous than I was, suddenly, in 1986.
-
One of the most important things you can do in your life is to learn to pull back the curtain of fear so you can see it for what it really is - the enemy blowing a lot of smoke and pushing your buttons.
-
You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
-
Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.
-
Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
-
If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
-
I'm always trying to learn and grow, so my diet has, over the years, evolved.
-
I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn't know. She made me play baseball - I had no desire to do that. I said, 'Mom, I don't like direct sunlight, I don't like bugs, I don't like grass, and I'd rather be in the house playing with your fabric samples.'
-
I had a very famous trainer tell me once, 'You can usually train a wild animal but never tame a wild animal, ever.' They are always going to be wild, no matter what anybody says.
-
The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government.
-
You learn a whole lot more about a person if they have bad breaks and all those kind of things.
-
But the bottom line is that I am still willing to die a painful public death, assuming my execution destroys the game of soccer (or - at the very least - convinces people to shut up about it).
-
The evolutionary epic is probably the best myth we will ever have.
-
Student loans, Social Security, and Medicare make a difference in the lives of working families every day, and the conversation that should be taking place is how we can save these programs, not weaken them.
-
When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.
