Audrey Hepburn was an inspiration to many. Beyond her pretty face and acting career, she was also a humanitarian and a genuinely great person who had a lot of good advice to give.
From beauty to self improvement, here are some of our favorite quotes by Audrey Hepburn.
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!-Audrey Hepburn
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.-Audrey Hepburn
“There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.-Audrey Hepburn
“If I’m honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.-Audrey Hepburn
“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles-Audrey Hepburn
“The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. -Audrey Hepburn
“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.-Audrey Hepburn
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.-Audrey Hepburn
“You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.-Audrey Hepburn
“I don’t want to be alone, I want to be left alone.-Audrey Hepburn
“I’m an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.-Audrey Hepburn
“If I get married, I want to be very married.-Audrey Hepburn
“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows.-Audrey Hepburn
“When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that’s when I think life is over.-Audrey Hepburn
“Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.-Audrey Hepburn
“Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering – because you can’t take it in all at once.-Audrey Hepburn
“Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.-Audrey Hepburn
“I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I’d invented it, because it is very true.-Audrey Hepburn
“Make-up can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn’t help if your ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up.-Audrey Hepburn
“You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you.-Audrey Hepburn
“I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.-Audrey Hepburn
“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.-Audrey Hepburn
“I don’t take my life seriously, but I do take what I do – in my life – seriously –-Audrey Hepburn
“The greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings… I’m a long way from the human being I’d like to be. But I’ve decided I’m not so bad after all.-Audrey Hepburn
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.-Audrey Hepburn
“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles.-Audrey Hepburn
“True friends are families which you can select.-Audrey Hepburn
“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.-Audrey Hepburn
“And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!-Audrey Hepburn
“I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself.-Audrey Hepburn
“As a matter of fact, I rather feel like expressing myself now.-Audrey Hepburn
“Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.-Audrey Hepburn
“I have learnt how to live…how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch.-Audrey Hepburn
“For me the only things of interests are those linked to the heart.-Audrey Hepburn
“Good things aren’t supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.-Audrey Hepburn
“For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It’s not the most social pastime.-Audrey Hepburn
“Some people dream of having a big swimming pool. With me, it’s closets.-Audrey Hepburn
“There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl’s complexion.-Audrey Hepburn
“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.-Audrey Hepburn
“Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you’re exactly the same.-Audrey Hepburn
“We all want to be loved, don’t we? Everyone looks for a way of finding love. It’s a constant search for affection in every walk of life.-Audrey Hepburn
“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people’s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.-Audrey Hepburn
“My greatest ambition is to have a career without becoming a career woman.-Audrey Hepburn
“I hate girls that giggle all the time…You hate any girl that David looks at.-Audrey Hepburn
“A woman can be beautiful as well as intellectual.-Audrey Hepburn
“The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.-Audrey Hepburn
“There is one difference between a long life and a great dinner; in the dinner, the sweet things come last.-Audrey Hepburn