Katharine Hepburn quotes

I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.

Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.

Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I'm past that age.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're good or there because they're lucky.

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

It's a business you go into because you're an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

Marriage is a series of desperate arguments people feel passionately about.