Katharine Hepburn

"My problem has been my inability to suffer fools gladly."

"I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to go on."

"What is the point of reaching your dreams if you have no one to share them with?"

"I make my own way. I don't follow anyone else's path."

"The truth, if anything, is banal."

"I think people are interested in watching powerful women on screen."

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing, after they've tried everything else."

"I refuse to be invisible."

"If you want anything done, give it to a busy woman."

"I love that feeling of my fear going away and being bold."

"Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It's not about anger, it's about the delicate layers."

"I've learned that the most important thing is to just keep moving forward."

"What I really want is to be accepted as a good actress, not as a woman."

"The question is what color will you dye it?"

"I have no romantic illusions about life."

"I'm not afraid of storms, or bad news, or hard truths."

"Life magazine called me a frump. I didn't care then and I don't care now."

"The world has a way of bringing us to our senses."

"I believe in the power of being professional."

"You should never have to apologize for being yourself."

"I've been extremely lucky in my life, but I work very hard."

"The real triumph is in the work itself, not in the recognition."

"I think laughter is the secret to everything."

"I'm not interested in competition, only in excellence."

"Act with purpose and passion, not with hesitation."

"I've never given up on anything I truly believed in."

"What matters most is that you're living your truth."

"I find great joy in challenging myself."

"A sense of humor is what allows people to be together."

"I'm grateful for the life I've been given."