312 Quotes by Katharine Hepburn

Nobody owes anybody anything; it’s up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.

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.

It’s a bore – B-O-R-E – when you find you’ve begun to rot.

Afraid of death? Not at all. Be a great relief. Then I wouldn’t have to talk to you.

The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one’s responsibilities: That’s happiness.

Show me an actress who isn’t a personality and I’ll show you a woman who isn’t a star.

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.

He’s worked his entire life and he’s never lived a single moment, I mean not a moment, in the real world.

It’s a business you go into because your an egocentric. It’s a very embarrassing profession.