43 Quotes & Sayings By Katharine Hepburn

Born Katharine Houghton on 4th September 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut, she became an American film star of the 1930s and '40s. Her career spanned four decades and included leading roles in more than forty films. She won two Academy Awards for her work, as well as a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In her later life she continued to act in films and on stage.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting...
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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
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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
Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn
The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange...
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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
Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.
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Death will be a great relief. No more interviews. Katharine Hepburn
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Now how can anybody look at that and not believe in God? I mean, how can anybody look at this and not believe there is some higher power, some divine force at work in the universe greater than Man, some god that created it, that created all this, that created us? Katharine Hepburn
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each...
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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
If you want to change attitudes, start with a change...
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If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior. Katharine Hepburn
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If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married. Katharine Hepburn
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I am 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 other people. Katharine Hepburn
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I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him. Katharine Hepburn
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased Katharine Hepburn
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Love Katharine Hepburn. Her selfless love to Spencer, with little or no regard for her own needs, wants or care, bothers me. The book while interesting, was not what i expected, yet, the last chapter was the most disturbing, love knows no bounds, she had unconditional love for Spencer, it is a shame it was not reciprocated. she deserved so much more. but she did it out of love. how can you argue with that? i hope her free spirit is still surrounding all of us. Katharine Hepburn
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased. Katharine Hepburn
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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
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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased". Katharine Hepburn
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I truly believe that people do the best they can. Katharine Hepburn
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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
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The country is like a great sponge–it finally absorbs you. Eventually you will get malaria or you will get dysentery and whatever you do, if you don't keep doing it, the jungle will grow over you. Black or white, you've got to fight it every minute of the day. Katharine Hepburn
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What in the world would we do without our libraries? Katharine Hepburn
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If you give audiences a chance they'll do half your acting for you. Katharine Hepburn
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Genius is an infinite capacity for taking life by the scruff of the neck. Katharine Hepburn
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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant but inside I was always quaking. Katharine Hepburn
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Vitality! That's the pursuit of life isn't it? Katharine Hepburn
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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. Katharine Hepburn
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If you always do what interests you at least one person is pleased. Katharine Hepburn
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I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition. Katharine Hepburn
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. Katharine Hepburn
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I was born lucky and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky. Katharine Hepburn
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To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time. Katharine Hepburn
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If you have to support yourself you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. Katharine Hepburn
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A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least. Katharine Hepburn
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Without discipline there's no life at all. Katharine Hepburn
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We are taught you must blame your father your sisters your brothers the school the teachers-you can blame anyone but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault because if you want to change you're the one who has got to change. It's as simple as that isn't it? Katharine Hepburn
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Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don't do that by sitting around wondering about yourself. Katharine Hepburn
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I don't think that work ever really destroyed anybody. I think that lack of work destroys them a hell of a lot more. Katharine Hepburn
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As for me prizes mean nothing. My prize is my work. Katharine Hepburn
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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
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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. Katharine Hepburn
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I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex. Katharine Hepburn
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Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do. Katharine Hepburn
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Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about. Katharine Hepburn