Katharine Hepburn Quotes

American - Actress May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003

Life is hard. After all, it kills you. - Katharine Hepburn

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.

Katharine Hepburn

Life, Funny, You, Life Is Hard, Hard

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

Katharine Hepburn

Motivational, Father, Change, School

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. - Katharine Hepburn

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

Katharine Hepburn

You, Fun, Rules, Miss, Obey

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

Katharine Hepburn

Women, Relationship, Live, Men, Door

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.

Katharine Hepburn

Yourself, Time, You, Someone, Nice, Same

If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married.

Katharine Hepburn

Men, You, Want, Ahead, Go, Up

Never complain. Never explain.

Katharine Hepburn

Never, Explain, Complain, Never Explain

Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I'm past that age.

Katharine Hepburn

Yourself, Age, Sex, You, Past, Dressing

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.

Katharine Hepburn

Temple, Acting, She, Gifts, Most, Four

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

Katharine Hepburn

Love, You, Nothing, Only, Everything

Top 10
Katharine Hepburn
Quotes

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Katharine Hepburn

Fun, Lose, Never, Sight, Just, Fact

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don't do it - I would have made a terrible mother.

Katharine Hepburn

Mother, You, World, Job, Housewife, Made

My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.

Katharine Hepburn

Strength, Chocolate, Brand, Common Sense

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret... if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.

Katharine Hepburn

Stupid, You, Regret, Everyone, Things

Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.

Katharine Hepburn

You, Why, Head, Over, Them, Slap

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

Katharine Hepburn

Time, Character, You, Your, Next, Cannot

Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.

Katharine Hepburn

Women, Beautiful, Men, Know, More, Than

Enemies are so stimulating.

Katharine Hepburn

Enemies, Stimulating

Without discipline, there's no life at all.

Katharine Hepburn

Life, Discipline, Without, No Life

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

Katharine Hepburn

Death, Great, Will, More, Relief

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.

Katharine Hepburn

Perfect, Acting, Idiot, Profession

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

Life, Time, You, Someone, Ahead, Make

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Katharine Hepburn

You, Person, Always, Least, Interests

It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.

Katharine Hepburn

You, Rude, Mean, Clear, Rather, Gesture

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

Katharine Hepburn

Work, Me, Nothing, Prize, Prizes

Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.

Katharine Hepburn

Trying, Position, Fascinating

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