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Katharine Hepburn Quotes

55 Unforgettable Katharine Hepburn Quotes Every Women Should Know

Famous As: The Greatest Female Star of Classic Hollywood Cinema

Born On: 1907

Died On: 2003

Born In: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died At Age: 96

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress, who rose to prominence in the 20th century and is widely considered one of the greatest actresses to have ever existed in Hollywood. She attended Oxford School for a while but studied privately later on and then attended Bryn Mawr College. It was during her time at college that she started acting and eventually acted in plays staged on Broadway. Her performances caught the eye of Hollywood filmmakers and she struck gold with the film ‘Morning Glory’ in 1933, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to win three more Academy Awards for Best Actress for ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’, ‘The Lion in Winter’ and ‘On Golden Pond’. Hepburn’s haul of 4 Academy Awards for Best Actress remains an all time record and American Film Institute has anointed her as the greatest actress in the category of Classic Hollywood Cinema. She was also known for her outspoken and independent nature and was famous for her wit. Just like her performances, her thoughts, sayings and quotations are also popular. Here is a collection of some of the best quotes, thoughts and sayings by Katharine Hepburn.

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

If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.
You
Katharine Hepburn

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.
Money Alone I
Katharine Hepburn

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

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

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

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.
You Change
Katharine Hepburn

What in the world would we do without our libraries?

What in the world would we do without our libraries?
Katharine Hepburn

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

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

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.
Katharine Hepburn

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.
You Life
Katharine Hepburn

You can’t change the music of your soul.

—In Esquire, 1967

You can’t change the music of your soul. —In Esquire, 1967
You Change Music
Katharine Hepburn

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

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

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
You
Katharine Hepburn

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.

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.
You I
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.

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.
Believe I
Katharine Hepburn

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

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

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

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

Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.

Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
I
Katharine Hepburn

Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?

Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?
Katharine Hepburn

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

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun
You
Katharine Hepburn

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

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

Most people our brought up to believe they are as good as the person next to them, I was told I was better.

Most people our brought up to believe they are as good as the person next to them, I was told I was better.
Believe I
Katharine Hepburn

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

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

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

I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.
You God Like I
Katharine Hepburn

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.

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.
You Life
Katharine Hepburn

I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true.

I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true.
Me I
Katharine Hepburn

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.

Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.
Living
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.

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.
Wedding I
Katharine Hepburn