Katharine Hepburn Quotes

I realised long ago that skirts are hopeless. Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, 'Try one. Try a skirt.'

Katharine Hepburn

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• I realised long ago that skirts are hopeless. Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, 'Try one. Try a skirt.'

  

  Katharine Hepburn
  • Long
  • Woman
  • Hopeless