Eartha Kitt Quotes

Never take anything for granted.

I know I'm just one man trying to do one thing, and the next day is not promised to any man. I'm very humble.

I don't mean to be overly sensitive or anything like that, but you just have to take a minute in every day, and just reflect on where you are, and just realise what you've got, because you just never know where the next huge change in your life is going to come from.

I try to keep my head on straight and take nothing for granted.

My parents always taught me never to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from you like that, especially when it comes to looks. I could get into a car crash tomorrow and disfigure my face. So I have to stay grounded.

People should never take things for granted.

I don't take anything for granted anymore, I'll tell you that.

You cannot take things for granted.

It's important not to take anything for granted.

I know what I like and what I want, and I can sit and enjoy every 10 minutes that go by. And truly enjoy it.

Five years after Aerosmith got back together, I realized how fragile we are as humans. There was a time I thought we were bulletproof, but then things happened and I came to the realization that I had to play every gig as if it was my last show. You have to start thinking that way, because you never know what's going to happen next.

The thing I always tell my audiences all the time is that I'm just two steps ahead of you on a good day. And I might be two steps behind you on a bad day.

Winning had become kind of automatic, but I realized in 2008 that at any moment that could be taken away from me.

I don't really relate to myself as The Girl in the Magazine. Which is dangerous for me, too, sometimes, because I don't think all the time, 'Well, look to see if people are following me home.' Sometimes I'm a little bit more free than maybe I should be.

I'm grateful for my brokenness. I'm grateful for my humility.

I'm definitely aware that the physical appearance is a very temporary gift. I'm very thankful for the opportunities that I've been able to experience, but I keep it all in check and don't let it consume me.

I don't think I'm invincible.

When you have things taken away, you promise you'll never take anything for granted ever again.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

If I were to say at any point that I feel really confident or really in control, that would be a mistake. Because I don't. I always see where I didn't do things the right way.

You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.

I'd feel bad pretending my life was anything other than pretty good, so I do the role as well as I can and then I go home, have a cup of tea, see my family and friends, and appreciate what I've got.

We need to remember we're always a lot more wrong than we think.

If I've learned anything, it's that you can't take anything for granted.