Audrey Hepburn Quotes
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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.
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I've been lucky. Opportunities don't often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.
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I have learnt how to live…how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch.
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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.
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Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicisation of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanisation of politics.
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You can even say that I hated myself at certain periods. I was too fat, or maybe too tall, or maybe just plain too ugly ... you can say my definiteness stems from underlying feelings of insecurity and inferiority. I couldn't conquer these feelings by acting indecisive. I found the only way to get the better of them was by adopting a forceful, concentrated drive.
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People in these places don't know Audrey Hepburn, but they recognise the name UNICEF. When they see UNICEF their faces light up, because they know that something is happening. In the Sudan, for example, they call a water pump UNICEF.
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Fewer things are lovelier to me than a full-blown rose when it opens up its heart.
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I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.
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For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
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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.
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True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
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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.
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And...I think that's what life is all about, actually, about children and flowers.
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You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.
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Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself, inside and out.
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When I wear a silk scarf I never feel so definitely like a woman, a beautiful woman.
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You can only hope to get a combination of happy work and a happy life.
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When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.
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For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime.
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I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
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Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.
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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.
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In Holland and Belgium, and afterwards in England, my happiest moments were in the country. I've always had a passion for the outdoors, for trees, for birds and flowers.