Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
Eartha Kitt

I was given away. If your mother gives you away, you think everybody who comes into your life is going to give you away.
Eartha Kitt

You don't move just because you want to go from this point to that point - the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.
Eartha Kitt

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

Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.
Eartha Kitt

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

The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.
Eartha Kitt