35 Best Eartha Kitt Quotes From The American Actress And Singer

Rajnandini Roychoudhury
Dec 12, 2023 By Rajnandini Roychoudhury
Originally Published on Feb 22, 2021
Edited by Jacob Fitzbright
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Eartha Kitt was active in her field of work from 1942 to 2008.

Eartha Kitt was a renowned American singer, songwriter, voice actress, actress, comedian, and a dancer. She was also a formidable activist who was more open as an author.

Actress Eartha Kitt quotes are quite famous amongst the '60s audience.

This actress and author grew popular amongst the people from newer generations by creating a list of Yzma quotes, and by being in films such as, 'The Emperor's New Groove', 'Kronk's New Groove', 'Wonder Pets', or her famous 'Santa Baby' song, and more.

Eartha Kitt had a net worth of $4 million dollars which also counts as to why one can find many quotes about Eartha Kitt as well as quotes from Eartha Kitt!

A famous Eartha Kitt quote, goes like this one "My flaws make me who I am."

For more inspiring and funny Eartha Kitt quotes that you would want to pin on your board, check the list below and be awed by the style of this famous author and actress. For more, check Batman quotes and Catwoman quotes.

Eartha Kitt Movie Quotes

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Eartha Kitt quotes can suit all the people who love her style! We suggest you put a pin in it and share a quote or two with your friends. These Eartha Kitt quotes from her movies make interesting talk for all.

1. "Just think of it as you're being let go, that your life's going in a different direction, that your body's part of a permanent outplacement."

- Yzma, 'The Emperor's New Groove', 2000.

2. "You should go to America. That's where my son is. That's where your future is, not Myra Menke. Her head's as empty as a flower pot!"

- Madame Zeroni, 'Hero', 2003.

3. "You better pray that Batman is a man-man more than he is a police-man."

- Catwoman, 'Batman', Episode 14, 1967.

4. "Karate isn't effective unless accompanied by yelling."

- Catwoman, 'Batman', Episode 16, 1967.

5. "Catwoman:  48... 49... 50!It should be around here somewhere unless I counted wrong.

The Joker:Maybe feet were smaller in those days."

- 'Batman', Episode 17, 1968.

6. "If you forget to come back for Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity!"

- Madame Zeroni, 'Hero', 2003.

Famous Eartha Kitt Quotes About Life

Everyone has different purposes in life, but these Eartha Kitt quotes will motivate you to look forward to life with a different perspective.

7. "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.

8. "I take life for what it has to offer me."

- Eartha Kitt.

9. "If you're looking for immediate rewards, you're only looking for the money."

- Eartha Kitt.

10. "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.

11. "The price we pay for being ourselves is worth it."

- Eartha Kitt.

12. "Everything should be done with moderation and using common sense."

- Eartha Kitt.

13. "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.

14. "Listen to the silence of nature as well as her sounds."

- Eartha Kitt.

15. "Dr. Einstein was not successful in school, but he found something in the air from his own imagination and his own brainpower, and look what he did."

- Eartha Kitt.

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

- Eartha Kitt.

17. "I am always trying to eat the right kind of foods that are going to keep me healthy."

- Eartha Kitt.

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

- Eartha Kitt.

Author Eartha Kitt Love Quotes

This Eartha Kitt quote-list about love and emotions is surely worth a pin. Check this list for more such wholesome quotes:

19. "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.

20. "I think they're great. I think there's nothing in the world more beautiful than falling in love. But falling in love for the right reason. Falling in love for the right purpose."

- Eartha Kitt.

21. "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.

22. "A cat is a cat. She has no race, creed or color."

- Eartha Kitt.

Singer Eartha Kitt Quotes From Her Songs And Experience

The singer Eartha Kitt is more than just her 'Santa Baby' song quotes. Her quotes seem to carry her opinions and feelings about art and song. Check the quote-list below for quotes that can help inspire the songwriter in you.

23. "I really do believe in you,

Let's see if you believe in me."

- Eartha Kitt, 'Santa Baby', 1953.

24. "Old love, new love

Every love but true love"

- Eartha Kitt, 'Love For Sale', 1956.

25. "I'm just a pilgrim at heart, oh so pure and genteel."

- Eartha Kitt, 'Just An Old-Fashioned Girl', 1956.

26. "There's such a lot of world to see.

We're after the same rainbow's end."

- Eartha Kitt, 'Moon River', 1965.

27. "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.

Eartha Kitt Most Popular Quotes

Here is a curated quote-list of Eartha Kitt quotes; with some of her strongest and most controversial statements that you'd love to share with more people!

28. "I don't wear my political feelings on my sleeve. However, if I'm asked, I will answer honestly."

- Eartha Kitt.

29. "Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything."

- Eartha Kitt.

30. "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.

31. "Dallas is where Kennedy was shot, and that's where I was put in jail."

- Eartha Kitt.

32. "You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids' rebel..."

- Eartha Kitt.

33. "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.

34. "Generally the whole entertainment business now is bland."

- Eartha Kitt.

35. "The biggest family in the world is my fans."

- Eartha Kitt.

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy! If you liked our suggestions for Eartha Kitt quotes then why not take a look at 'Emperors New Groove' quotes, or Billie Holiday quotes.

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Written by Rajnandini Roychoudhury

Bachelor of Arts specializing in English, Master of Arts specializing in English

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Rajnandini RoychoudhuryBachelor of Arts specializing in English, Master of Arts specializing in English

With a Master of Arts in English, Rajnandini has pursued her passion for the arts and has become an experienced content writer. She has worked with companies such as Writer's Zone and has had her writing skills recognized by publications such as The Telegraph. Rajnandini is also trilingual and enjoys various hobbies such as music, movies, travel, philanthropy, writing her blog, and reading classic British literature. 

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