Katharine Hepburn

Actress American 1907 – 2003

Fierce independent actress with four Academy Awards and strong convictions.

181 quotes

"Wanting something is not enough."
Motivation
"People have called me a rebel, but I have never deliberately tried to rebel."
"I have no need for anyone to complete me. I am not seeking for anyone to fill any voids."
Solitude
"I hate women who go around saying they are exploited."
Strength
"The real person you are is revealed in the moments when you're not trying."
Truth
"Without discipline, there is no life at all."
Patience
"Independence is worth more than love."
Freedom
"You matter. You always matter, wherever you are."
Kindness
"I think most people are afraid of the dark inside themselves."
Fear
"I would ask myself a thousand times a day who I wanted to be."
Dreams
"This used to be a government of laws, now it's a government of men."
Politics
"I never waste time which is the stuff life is made of."
Time
"I am my mother's daughter."
Family
"I don't care what anybody says about me."
Power
"One cannot have wisdom without living life."
Wisdom
"It would be some fun to be seventy-five years old."
Life
"I would have crawled down Lombard Street on my hands and knees for that man."
Love
"I've always lived my life with an eye toward excellence."
"What is the point of doing what is expected of you?"
Courage
"Everything is just a little bit better when you're surrounded by it."
Gratitude
"I think that if you don't say something, it's lost."
Truth
"The user of technique is a man who makes use of his power."
Power
"It is the most fun to never feel what you felt the second before."
"Money is a nuisance to me."
Money
"I believe that you should always leave them wanting more."
Wisdom
"Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think that yelling and screaming is not appealing."
Kindness
"I would have been more comfortable in Europe, but I felt I hadn't done enough yet."
Motivation
"Your neck is supposed to move as you gesture."
Art
"The problem with people is that they are not taking any risks."
Courage
"I realize that I have absolutely no talent for predicting what's going to happen next."