It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'


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KATHARINE HEPBURN
If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
To be loved is very demoralizing.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.
KATHERINE HEPBURN
Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley...
KATHERINE HEPBURN
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
A good book is enjoyable. A great book sets off a bomb inside of you.
NED HEPBURN
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give...
KATHERINE HEPBURN
Without discipline, there's no life at all.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should just live next door ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
KATHERINE HEPBURN
Never complain. Never explain.
KATHERINE HEPBURN
If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.
KATHERINE HEPBURN
We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - bu...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
If you survive long enough, you're revered - rather like an old building.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret… if you have...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
It's a business you go into because your an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
It's a business you go into because you're an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profe...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Only the really plain people know about love-the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impr...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret… if you have ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
I am an atheist and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind t...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Never complain. Never explain.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
The noise is so loud that birds, waves, and people are silenced by the frantic roar of morons scream...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Living wasn't easy for you, was it? You couldn't enter your own life, but you could be someone else....
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Show me an actress who isn't a personality and I'll show you a woman who isn't a star.
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 ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
My greatest strength is... common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup o...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get marr...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
. . . as one goes through life one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
What in the world would we do without our libraries?
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn't interest you, don'...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. But beautiful women don't need to know about...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
To be loved is very demoralizing
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Tea at Five
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Someone asked someone who was about my age: "How are you?" The answer was, "Fine. If you don't ask f...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
It's a new low for actresses when you have to wonder what is between her ears instead of her legs.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
It's life, isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. Then som...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
I don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical to love, honor, and obey.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to ...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind t...
KATHARINE HEPBURN
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun
KATHARINE HEPBURN