Audrey Hepburn Quotes
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend in Golden Age Hollywood, and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Audrey was born 4th May, 1929 in Ixelles, Belgium. Audrey Hepburn was 63 years old when she died on the 20th of January, 1993 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
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80 Audrey Hepburn Quotes & Sayings
“I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.”
“I believe, every day, you should have at least one exquisite moment. “
“If I get married, I want to be very married.”
“They say love is the best investment; the more you give, the more you get in return.”
“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles.”
I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.” – Audrey Hepburn
Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.” – Audrey Hepburn
“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.”
“On the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.”
“I don’t take my life seriously, but I do take what I do – in my life – seriously –.” –Audrey Hepburn
“Giving is living. If you stop wanting to give, there’s nothing more to live for.”
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” –Audrey Hepburn
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” –Audrey Hepburn
“Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you’re exactly the same.” –Audrey Hepburn
“When you have found it, you should stick to it.”
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades. A woman can be beautiful as well as intellectual. 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.’”
“The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”
“Look, whenever I hear or read I’m beautiful, I simply don’t understand it … I’m certainly not beautiful in any conventional way. I didn’t make my career on beauty.”
“S3x appeal is something that you feel deep down inside. It’s suggested rather than shown. I’m not as well-stacked as Sophia Loren or Gina Lollobrigida, but there is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.”
“The beauty in a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart; the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring and that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows and the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.”
“Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering – because you can’t take it in all at once.”
“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.”
“When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that’s when I think life is over.”
“Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.”
“I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.”
“It is too much to hope that I shall keep up my success. I don’t ask for that. All I shall do is my best – and hope.”
“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows.”
“Make-up can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn’t help if your ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up.”
“I’m not beautiful. My mother once called me an ugly duckling. But, listed separately, I have a few good features.”
“My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses, and the little sleeveless dresses.”
“A woman can be beautiful as well as intellectual.” – Audrey Hepburn
“There is one difference between a long life and a great dinner; in the dinner, the sweet things come last.” –Audrey Hepburn
“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.” –Audrey Hepburn
“We all want to be loved, don’t we? Everyone looks for a way of finding love. It’s a constant search for affection in every walk of life.”
“I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself.”
“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s mind is not in my mind. I just do my thing.”
“Good things aren’t supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.”
“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.”
“Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.” – Audrey Hepburn
“I’m not a born actress, as such, I care about expressing feelings.”
“I was asked to act when I couldn’t act. I was asked to sing ‘Funny Face’ when I couldn’t sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn’t dance – and do all kinds of things I wasn’t prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.”
“If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough.”
“My own life has been much more than a fairy tale. I’ve had my share of difficult moments, but whatever difficulties I’ve gone through, I’ve always gotten the prize at the end.”
“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”
“When the chips are down, you are alone, and loneliness can be terrifying. Fortunately, I’ve always had a chum I could call. And I love to be alone. It doesn’t bother me one bit. I’m my own company.”
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
“There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl’s complexion.”
“As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Audrey Hepburn
“There are more important things than outward appearance. No amount of makeup can cover an ugly personality.”
“I don’t believe in collective guilt, but I do believe in collective responsibility.” – Audrey Hepburn
“I can testify to what UNICEF means to children, because I was among those who received food and medical relief right after World War II. I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does.”
“The ‘Third World’ is a term I don’t like very much, because we’re all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.”
“I saw but one glaring truth: These are not natural disasters but man-made tragedies for which there is only one man-made solution-peace.”
“The greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings… I’m a long way from the human being I’d like to be. But I’ve decided I’m not so bad after all.”
“Your heart just breaks, that’s all. But you can’t judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.”
“I may not always be offered work, but I’ll always have my family.”
“I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I’d invented it, because it is very true.”
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.”
“A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.”
“If I’m honest, I have to tell you I still read fairy tales and I like them best of all.”
“I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.”
“For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It’s not the most social pastime.”
“I have learnt how to live…how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch.”
“True friends are families which you can select.” –Audrey Hepburn
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life, to be happy, it’s all that matters.” –Audrey Hepburn
“Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.”
“Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicization of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanization of politics.”
“Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller, more accessible. There is just no question that there is more obligation that those who have should give to those who have nothing.”
“I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.” – Audrey Hepburn
“Water is life, and clean water means health.”
“Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.”
“Whatever a man might do, whatever misery or heartache your children might give you – and they give you a lot – however much your parents irritate you – it doesn’t matter because you love them.”
“I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.”
“My greatest ambition is to have a career without becoming a career woman.”
“For me the only things of interests are those linked to the heart.”
“Some people dream of having a big swimming pool. With me, it’s closets.”
“I’m an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.”
“You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.”
“Not to live for the day, that would be materialistic — but to treasure the day. I realize that most of us live on the skin — on the surface — without appreciating just how wonderful it is simply to be alive at all.”