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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don't, for any reason, ever tell the truth.
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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Love fattens on smooth words.
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The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone
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I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear.
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Afraid of death? Not at all. Be a great relief. Then I wouldn't have to talk to you.
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If you survive long enough, you're revered - rather like an old building.
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The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.
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Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.
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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.
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You sell yourself. The part that I sell is the creature. The adorable part.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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I don't give a damn about marriage. But I do care about honor.
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