Quotes by Eartha Kitt

“I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.”

“My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.”

“Range Rover Saved Me from Injury”

“The one thing I always knew about my mother was that she always loved me, ... And I give her tremendous credit for being able to, throughout our lives, let me know that she always loved me, and that was always unconditional.”

“My aunt, or whoever it was, who brought me from the South, would have killed me, because she didnt like anything like that. The only thing she liked was a concert pianist. Which is marvelous; I wish Id studied piano.”

“Im in and out of all the areas of the business. But of course the main thing is singing and acting.”

“Folk Tales of the Tribes of Africa.”

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.

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.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

Were 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 ❗☒

Were 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.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

When we want to have our own style of living, it is nobodys business but ours. What we do in private is our private business.

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.

Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

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.

Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.

Im a dirt person. I trust the dirt. I dont trust diamonds and gold.