Katharine Hepburn quotes - page 2

Only when a woman decides not to have children, can a woman live like a man. That's what I've done. (Katharine Hepburn)

I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.

Katharine Hepburn

I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him.

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My beautiful Grandmother -- Caroline Garlinghouse -- came from Pittsburgh -- my mother's mother. I never met her but I have followed many of her ideas -- through my mother -- And it has given me a warm spot in my heart for your city...My grandmother's brother, Fred Garlinghouse, lived in Pittsburgh, was an engineer and apparently worked for Jones & Laughlin.

Katharine Hepburn

If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.

Katharine Hepburn

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

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What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.

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You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.

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I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone.

Katharine Hepburn

Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.

Katharine Hepburn

I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it. (Katharine Hepburn)

The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower-suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day, and now I place them here in memory of something that has died.

Katharine Hepburn

I was fearless... and lawless.

Katharine Hepburn

What in the world would we do without our libraries?

Katharine Hepburn

You can't change the music of your soul. -In Esquire, 1967.

Katharine Hepburn

I have loved and been in love. There's a big difference.

Katharine Hepburn

Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.

Katharine Hepburn

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

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

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I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.

Katharine Hepburn

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

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.

Katharine Hepburn

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

Katharine Hepburn

Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.

Katharine Hepburn

It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack.

Katharine Hepburn

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Katharine Hepburn

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Occupation: American Actress
Born: May 12, 1907
Died: June 29, 2003
Quotes count: 76
Wikipedia: Katharine Hepburn

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