Katharine Hepburn Quotes
With all the opportunities I had, I could have done more. And if I'd done more, I could have been quite remarkable.
Quotes to Explore
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He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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I like Baudelaire's sentences quite a lot. I read and re-read him very often.
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People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture and then somebody else wants another. And when I say 'No' I feel guilty.
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Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.
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Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden.
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Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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If my client calls me and says, 'I'm going to a friend's premiere,' I'll say, 'Come over and let's do something cute.' And I won't bill them for that.
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My problem was my inability to spend much time at home. I thought my family was secure, so I went running around everyplace else. I guess I had more of an effect on other people's kids than I did my own.
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This is something caregivers have to understand: You have to ask for help. You have to realize that you deserve to ask for help. Because you need to keep on working on your own life.
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I love India.
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I don't drink coffee.
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It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made 5-foot-1, I was happy.
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A sudden intimacy occurs when someone does your hair.
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Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
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I don't think my daughter wants to see me on the toilet. Lila has seen me nude.
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What's interesting is often people think life changes when you have a record deal and you do all kinds of stuff. Obviously your life changes, but nothing changes your life like getting married and having kids.
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I started to sing like myself - as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which I had done for a while - when I started singing like Ray Charles, it had this spiritual and churchy, this religious or gospel sound. It had this holiness and preachy tone to it. It was very controversial. I got a lot of criticism for it.
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I'm definitely interested in making more music and uploading new covers; I like to take suggestions because it's more fun if people know the song.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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With all the opportunities I had, I could have done more. And if I'd done more, I could have been quite remarkable.
