66+ Eartha Kitt Quotes On Relationships, And Compromise And Sultry

Eartha Kitt was an American singer, actress, and cabaret star. She was known for her singing and her roles in films and on television, including her portrayal of Catwoman in the 1960s Batman television series. She was also a civil rights activist and a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Eartha Kitt on love, relationships, love and compromise.

Top 10 Eartha Kitt Quotes

1. 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.
2. I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing, continue creating something new. If you don't take that sort of risk, you learn nothing.
3. A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up.
4. I have used all the manure that has been thrown on me as fertilizer to make me stronger.
5. I fall in love with myself, and I want someone to share it with me. And I want someone to share me, with me.
6. I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
7. It's best if you can do things with a sense of humor and finesse.
8. Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected
9. Sometimes it's good to fall down to see who will pick you up.
10. I don't go for very handsome men. Like they say in England, toy boys break too easily.

Eartha Kitt Image Quotes

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

Eartha Kitt Short Quotes

• Young ghetto boys thought that in this society, the good guys lost and the bad guys won.
• People these days are thinking less and drinking more.
• Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
• I don't believe in bringing children into the world out of wedlock.
• Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.
• I was called a naughty girl only because I was singing naughty songs.
• Everything should be done with moderation and using common sense.
• I still can't go over a subway grating without looking down to see if there is some money there.
• Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
• Thank God I got the rejects. These animals are very, very affectionate.

Eartha Kitt Quotes About Love

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

I love being in America. I used to love traveling and I am glad that I was able to go around the world. I still love to go to Europe, but I always want to come home. — Eartha Kitt

I love to tease men with my legs. — Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt Quotes About Life

I'm very happy with what the gods have given me. I take life as she presents herself to me, and whatever you see in my face is what I have earned. — Eartha Kitt

I take life for what it has to offer me. I don't get aggravated about [getting older]. The wrinkles on my face are a natural process, so why should I get angry? — Eartha Kitt

I don't have to have the biggest house or the biggest car or the longest mink, but quality of life is really glamorous. — Eartha Kitt

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

Eartha Kitt Famous Quotes And Sayings

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

The thing that hurts, that became anger, was when I realized that if you tell the truth, in a country that says you’re entitled to tell the truth, you get your face slapped and you get put out of work. — Eartha Kitt

I am supposed to be, according to what I am told, one of the children of the cotton plantation owner's sons. If I could prove that, I'd own the whole goddamn everything. — Eartha Kitt

People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that's what they've always cast me as. — Eartha Kitt

As the 'Batman' TV series was returning to ABC for its second season in 1967, the TV bosses decided to take Catwoman into another direction... lucky for me. — Eartha Kitt

I always believe in living in the country, because that's where what I eat is what I can put back in the dirt. — Eartha Kitt

I've always accepted applause as making me feel worthwhile. I hope I die being applauded. Just put a chaise longue under me and let me go. — Eartha Kitt

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

In 1992, fans of our feline temptress got another chance to sink their claws into the new and exciting tales of Catwoman in 'Batman: The Animated Series.' — Eartha Kitt

We're not thought of in terms of color because we are entertainers. We are there to entertain you not because we are black, white, pink, or green or gay or straight or because we are Catholic or Protestant. — Eartha Kitt

The boys that were running away from America because they didn't want to get involved with the Vietnam War had come to me. They would tell me how they felt. — Eartha Kitt

When the 'Batman' TV series was taken to the silver screen, one of America's favourite sweethearts would don the mask and claws of Catwoman. — Eartha Kitt

You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot. — Eartha Kitt

I sent my daughter 40 roses last November because I thought she was 40. And she laughed her head off. She is not going to be 40 until this year! — Eartha Kitt

The price we pay for being ourselves is worth it. — Eartha Kitt

I am still confused because I still don't know who my father is. And so who is my mother? The feeling is still there. — Eartha Kitt

The children of America are not rebelling for no reason. They are not hippies for no reason at all. We don’t have what we have on Sunset Blvd. for no reason. They are rebelling against something. There are so many things burning the people of this country, particularly mothers. They feel they are going to raise sons—and I know what it's like, and you have children of your own, Mrs. Johnson—we raise children and send them to war. — Eartha Kitt

Greed can be very dangerous because you sacrifice your soul for the sake of something material, and then you start sacrificing people in order to keep that which is material. — Eartha Kitt

I used to teach dance lessons. — Eartha Kitt

As you've witnessed, Catwoman is the ultimate diva. From the pages of comic books to both small and big screens, Catwoman continues to evolve and mature like a true cat. Catwoman, is a unique breed, never taking the same form twice. But whatever form she takes, she'll always reign supreme. A dog maybe man's best friend, but a cat is everyone's favourite feline fatale. — Eartha Kitt

Truth is a theory that is constantly being disproved. Only lies, it seems, go on forever. — Eartha Kitt

When my baby was born I had to know how to save her in case she fell in the pool or something like that. I went to one of these nursing places to learn how to take care of the child. — Eartha Kitt

Dallas is where Kennedy was shot, and that's where I was put in jail. — Eartha Kitt

I would like to be writing more because people are constantly asking me questions, and I write down what they are asking me. — Eartha Kitt

If you're looking for immediate rewards, you're only looking for the money. — Eartha Kitt

I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer. — Eartha Kitt

Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty — Eartha Kitt

Thank God you've got a sense of humor, or you'd be in trouble. — Eartha Kitt

I thought Britney Spears was absolutely marvelous in the beginning. But now I think she's gone off the deep end. — Eartha Kitt

I said to the president's wife, Vietnam is the main reason we are having trouble with the youth of America. It is a war without explanation or reason. — Eartha Kitt

I am always trying to eat the right kind of foods that are going to keep me healthy. — Eartha Kitt

This is where you see the truth of entertainment, because it is not edited. You see it on stage as it is happening. Even if we fall down or forget our words, it's a part of live entertainment. — Eartha Kitt

I was trying to find out who my father was. They say that at that time, that if you are illegitimate, the father doesn't have to put his name down on the certificate. — Eartha Kitt

A cat is a cat. She has no race creed or collar. — Eartha Kitt

I do not have an act. I just do Eartha Kitt... I want to be whoever Eartha Kitt is until the gods take me wherever they take me. — Eartha Kitt

I'm still with that feeling that I am afraid of doing the wrong thing, because somebody is going to punish me. — Eartha Kitt

I was invited to a luncheon with 49 other women to give my opinions about the problematic situation among young people. They wanted me to talk about why is there so much juvenile delinquency in the streets of America. — Eartha Kitt

I have been nominated three times. I have the little pieces of paper to prove it. — Eartha Kitt

Orson Welles was one of these people who was defying everything the doctors told him he wasn't supposed to be doing. He was really enjoying himself when he was eating what he wanted to eat. — Eartha Kitt

The stage floor was a stage of thin ice for me to tread. To hold my own or to sink through and die, never to be remembered. — Eartha Kitt

Life Lessons by Eartha Kitt

1. Eartha Kitt's work teaches us to be unapologetically ourselves and to stand up for what we believe in.
2. Her resilience and determination to fight for her rights and for the rights of others is an inspiring example of how one person can make a difference.
3. Her career is a reminder that we should never be afraid to speak our truth and to always strive for social justice.