Audrey Hepburn

Actress, Humanitarian

Audrey Hepburn was a celebrated actress and humanitarian known for her iconic roles and commitment to children's rights.

Born
May 4, 1929
Died
January 20, 1993
Quotes
178
Rank
#280

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

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"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."

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"A child is a child in any country, whatever the politics. Let's get down to basics. That's what a child forces you to do. Nothing else much matters, there is no complicated diplomacy, when a child is starving. It's simple. And we'd better do something about it. For our sakes, too. That is, if we want to continue to call ourselves human."

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"And...I think that's what life is all about, actually, about children and flowers."

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"It always boils down to the same thing - not only receiving love, but desperately needing to give it."

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"I will not rest until no child goes hungry. All is possible."

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"Actually, depravity can be terribly boring if you don't smoke or drink."

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"If you lead a simple life, and that story is written, then that story will not satisfy. It needs an angle. Suppose there is no angle?"

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"For entertainment, a party bears no one in as much as those who are not there. ­"

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"[On her UNICEF work:] I'm glad I've got a name, because I'm using it for what it's worth. ... I do not want to see mothers and fathers digging graves for their children."

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"I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family."

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"As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn't love me!"

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"When I get married, I want to be really married"

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"I hate girls that giggle all the time... You hate any girl that David looks at."

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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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"Thursday? Oh no, it can't be! It's too gruesome."

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"Have we forgotten about the children, and thus forsaken the next generation?"

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