I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
Katharine HepburnRead
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes personal responsibility in the process of change, countering the common tendency to blame others for our circumstances.
Katharine Hepburn's quote speaks to the importance of personal accountability in one's life. While society often encourages individuals to deflect blame onto others, the true path to change lies within oneself. It reminds us that we have the power and responsibility to initiate change in our lives, rather than attributing our challenges to external forces. Ultimately, recognizing that we are the architects of our own lives is essential for meaningful transformation.
In practice
During a motivational speech on self-improvement.
I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
I don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical. 'To love, honor, and obey.' If it weren't, you wouldn't have to sign a contract.
When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.
I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.
What acting means is that you've got to get out of your own skin.
I've made forty-three pictures. Naturally I'm adorable in all of them.
Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.
If you attack a mathematical problem directly, very often you come to a dead end, nothing you do seems to work and you feel that if only you could peer round the corner there might be an easy solution. There is nothing like having somebody else beside you, because he can usually peer round the corner.
All makers must leave room for the acts of the spirit. But they have to work hard and carefully, and wait patiently, to deserve them.
With a heavy load and a long journey
I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
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