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I would have been a terrible mother because I'm basically a very selfish human being. Not that that has stopped most people going off and having children.
Katharine Hepburn
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Katharine Hepburn
Age: 96 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 12
Died: 2003
Died: June 29
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Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.
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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.
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