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 More Quotes by Eartha Kitt More Quotes From Eartha Kitt 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. Eartha Kitt creatingriskfear The price we pay for being ourselves is worth it. Eartha Kitt worth-itpay A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up. Eartha Kitt pick-me-upwantedmen I fall in love with myself, and I want someone to share it with me. And I want someone to share me, with me. Eartha Kitt falling-in-lovesharewant I have used all the manure that has been thrown on me as fertilizer to make me stronger. Eartha Kitt thrownstrongerused 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 riverswindmean I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma. Eartha Kitt educationgraduationinspirational 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 very-happygivenfaces My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions. Eartha Kitt recipesacceptancethinking It's best if you can do things with a sense of humor and finesse. Eartha Kitt finessesense-of-humorcan-do 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 sacrificeorderpeople 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 hurtfacescountry Truth is a theory that is constantly being disproved. Only lies, it seems, go on forever. Eartha Kitt truthforeverlying I stayed on my own path and did not follow the herd. I made a way for myself. Eartha Kitt herdspathway 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 nonsensicalstressedpeople My house was bugged. They couldn't find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just don't like some of the things the government is doing. Eartha Kitt governmenthouseamerica If you're looking for immediate rewards, you're only looking for the money. Eartha Kitt rewardsifs Sometimes it's good to fall down to see who will pick you up. Eartha Kitt falling-downsometimesfall I fight for other people better than I fight for myself. Eartha Kitt fightingpeople People these days are thinking less and drinking more. Eartha Kitt drinkingpeoplethinking