Audrey Hepburn Quotes

“Only the absolutely determined people succeed.”

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong”

“When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.”

“And I always heard people in New York never get to know their neighbors.”

“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 hate girls that giggle all the time... You hate any girl that David looks at.”

“I don't bite you know ... unless it's called for.”

“Paris is always a good idea.”

“I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a mess!”

“nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not a career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.”

“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”

“Living is like tearing through a museum.”

“There must be something wrong with those people who think Audrey Hepburn doesn’t perspire, hiccup or sneeze, because they know that’s not true. I n fact, I hiccup more than most.”

“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”

“I have a long-lasting gratitude and trust for what UNICEF does.”

“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.”

“Giving is living. If you stop wanting to give, there's nothing more to live for.”

“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.”

“I have always had a reputation for being frugal - less kind people might call me cheap. But my interest in building up a nest egg goes back to those days in Arnhem when I learned that money can grow, just like trees.”

“When I get married, I want to be really married”

“Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.”

“Happy girls are the prettiest girls.”

“If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others.”

“My life isn’t theories and formulae. It’s part instinct, part common sense. Logic is as good a word as any, and I’ve absorbed what logic I have from everything and everyone… from my mother, from training as a ballet dancer, from Vogue magazine, from the laws of life and health and nature.”

“If I blow my nose, it gets written all over the world.”