Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Katharine Hepburn

Quote by Katharine Hepburn

“Kindness is one of the greatest gifts you can bestow upon another. If someone is in need, lend them a helping hand. Do not wait for a thank you. True kindness lies within the act of giving without the expectation of something in return.”

Quote by Katharine Hepburn

Create image

Author

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic American actress known for her fierce independence, sharp wit, and distinctive voice. With a career spanning over six decades, she won four Academy Awards for Best Actress, a record that still stands. Hepburn starred in classic films such as The Philadelphia Story, The African Queen, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. She defied Hollywood conventions, refusing to conform to traditional gender roles, and became a symbol of female empowerment. Her legacy as a trailblazer in cinema and culture remains unparalleled. more

You May Also Like

“Neither your life nor my life, nor the future of this country, will be affected in the slightest by whether Linda Tripp is naughty or nice. But if any president is able to commit crimes with impunity by using the vast powers and perquisites of his office to cover up, then we will have a danger of corruption and abuse of power that can only grow with the passing years and generations.”

IfsYearsCountryAbleGrowsPresidentChurchNiceGenerationsCrimeDangerOfficeAbuseCorruptionTyrannyCommitPassingPassingsAffectedNaughtyImpunityAbuse Of PowerCover Ups
Author:Thomas Sowell
Create image

“Surely no rational or realistic person will discount the possibility that [during wartime] the United States might suddenly resort to nuclear weapons. Those who retain the instinct for survival, not to speak of minimal concern for their fellow man, will seek ways to act before rather than after the event.”

MenWayPersonsStatesMightSpeakChurchUnitedUnited StatesEventsPossibilityWeaponsSurvivalConcernFellowsInstinctCorruptionNuclearRationalRealisticNuclear WeaponsResortsFellow ManDiscountsWartime
Author:Noam Chomsky
Create image

“Our crimes, for which we are responsible: as taxpayers, for failing to provide massive reparations, for granting refuge and immunity to the perpetrators, and for allowing the terrible facts to be sunk deep in the memory hole. All of this is of great significance, as it has been in the past.”

Has BeensFactsPastChurchMemoriesFailingCrimeTerribleResponsibleCorruptionHolesSignificanceMassiveAllowingRefugeTaxpayersImmunityPerpetratorsReparations
Book:9-11 [neuf-onze]
Create image

“It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease. When the poor share some of the power that the affluent now monopolize, we will give a damn.”

PeopleGivingChurchPoorEnvironmentShareMoonDiseaseEnvironmentalHungerCorruptionExcitedOilDamnPollutionRocketsLeaksDevastationAffluentPesticidesSmog
Book:An Organizer's Tale: Speeches
Create image