Audrey Hepburn Quotes
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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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I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipsitck.
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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 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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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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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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Fewer things are lovelier to me than a full-blown rose when it opens up its heart.
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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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For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
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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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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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Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself, inside and out.
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For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime.
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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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When I wear a silk scarf I never feel so definitely like a woman, a beautiful woman.
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Never regret anything that makes you smile.
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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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True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
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You can only hope to get a combination of happy work and a happy life.
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I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
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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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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.
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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.