16 Quotes & Sayings By Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She made her stage debut at the age of three with her mother, who was an actress. Her dreams of becoming an entertainer were put on hold when her family moved to DeRidder, Louisiana, where Kitt's father worked as a schoolteacher. At fifteen she moved back to Baltimore where she attended Morgan State University and graduated with a degree in sociology Read more

She soon made her acting debut on Broadway with the musical Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. Her first major film role was in The Plantation (1951).

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It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit. Eartha Kitt
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When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing–in tune! –and the audience loved it. Eartha Kitt, when asked what tricks her poodle did. Eartha Kitt
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions. Eartha Kitt
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We're all rejected people, we know what it is to be refused, we know what it is to be oppressed, depressed, and then, accused, and I am very much cognizant of that feeling. Nothing in the world is more painful than rejection. I am a rejected, oppressed person, and so I understand them, as best as I can, even though I am a ❗☒ Eartha Kitt
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We're all rejected people, we know what it is to be refused, we know what it is to be oppressed, depressed, and then, accused, and I am very much cognizant of that feeling. Nothing in the world is more painful than rejection. I am a rejected, oppressed person, and so I understand them, as best as I can, even though I am a heterosexual. Eartha Kitt
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself afraid of what I think or of my opinions. Eartha Kitt
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When we want to have our own style of living, it is nobody's business but ours. What we do in private is our private business. Eartha Kitt
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A lot can be said with just a look, or the way the body moves. Each song is a different character. So each song takes on a different movement of the body. And the body has to go with the subject and the attitude that you have toward that subject. Eartha Kitt
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Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that. Eartha Kitt
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I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma. Eartha Kitt
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When the people who are responsible for our country ask you a direct question, I expect them to accept a direct answer, not to be blackballed because you are telling the truth. Eartha Kitt
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Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television. Eartha Kitt
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I'm a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I don't trust diamonds and gold. Eartha Kitt
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Dr. Einstein was not successful in school, but he found something in the air from his own imagination and his own brain power, and look what he did. Eartha Kitt
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I love to tease men with my legs. Eartha Kitt