More Quotes by Katharine Hepburn
The woman's position in the world today is so much harder than a man's that it makes me choke every time I hear a man complain about anything.
If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.
When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
Never complain. Never explain.
What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.
You can't just be talented: You have to be terribly smart and energetic and ruthless. You also have to become necessary to people, by working hard and well and bringing more than your bones and your skin to the project. Don't just show up. Transform the work, yourself, and everybody around you. Be needed. Be interesting. Be something no one else can be--and consistently.
Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.
You are the only person you can actually change
Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
