Famous quote by Katharine Hepburn

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Its life isnt it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. Then someone passes them. Time
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"It's life isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. Then someone passes them. Time levels"

- Katharine Hepburn

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This quote by Katharine Hepburn speaks to the cyclical nature of life. It is a pointer that life is continuously altering and that no one is ever genuinely ahead or behind. All of us experience low and high, successes and failures, and minutes of joy and grief. The quote suggests that no matter how hard we work, somebody will ultimately pass us, and then someone will pass them. It is a suggestion that life is a journey and that we should not be prevented by the successes of others. Rather, we should focus on our own journey and continue to rake ahead, knowing that time will ultimately level the playing field. This quote is a suggestion that life is a journey and that we ought to not be prevented by the successes of others. Instead, we ought to concentrate on our own journey and continue to rake ahead, understanding that time will eventually level the playing field.

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Katharine Hepburn This quote is written / told by Katharine Hepburn between May 12, 1907 and June 29, 2003. She was a famous Actress from USA. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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