Audrey Hepburn Quotes

I realize that most of us live on the skin - on the surface - without appreciating just how wonderful it is simply to be alive at all.

I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams.

Well, it's nice being top banana in the shock department.

You mustnt give your heart to a wild thing. The more you do, the stronger they get.

Promise me one thing: don't take me home until I'm drunk - very drunk indeed.

How shall I sum up my life? I think I’ve been particularly lucky.

Can I have a silk nightgown with rosebuds on it?

Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicisation of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanisation of politics.

I've always had- how shall I say it? -the prize at the end. My whole life shows that.

Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to - Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live.

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

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.

What would be awful would be to die and look back miserably - seeing only the bad things, the opportunities missed, or what could have been.

Ricorda, se hai bisogno di una mano la troverai alla fine del tuo braccio. Remember, if you need a hand you'll find it at the end of your arm.

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.

When the chips are down, you are alone, and loneliness can be terrifying. Fortunately, I've always had a chum I could call. And I love to be alone. It doesn't bother me one bit. I’m my own company.

You can only hope to get a combination of happy work and a happy life.

I never expected to be a star, never counted on it, never even wanted it. Not that I didn't enjoy it all when it happened.

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.

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

Who thinks you're as fantastic as your dog does?

The more there is, the less I want. The more man flies to the moon, the more I want to look at a tree.

As a matter of fact, I rather feel like expressing myself now.

Whatever a man might do, whatever misery or heartache your children might give you - and they give you a lot - however much your parents irritate you - it doesn't matter because you love them.

Happiness is health and a short memory!

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

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

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

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.

When I get married, I want to be really married

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

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

[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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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

The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.

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

Happy girls are the prettiest

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.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m possible!

I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I re

True beauty in a woman is reflected in the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it is the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills.

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

If I’m honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.