Why slap them on the wrist with feather when you can belt them over the head with a sledgehammer.

Quote by Katharine Hepburn

Topics: Katharine Hepburn Quotes

It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.

It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the...

We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the...

My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato...

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they...

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they...

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well...

Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well...

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.

If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain...

If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain...

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if...

Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if...

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier...

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier...

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when...

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when...

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to...

When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to...

It's life, isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on...

It's life, isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on...

Someone asked someone who was about my age: How are you? The answer was, Fine....

Someone asked someone who was about my age: How are you? The answer was, Fine....

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one,...

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one,...

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same...

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same...

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live...

Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live...

There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate...

There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate...

Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all...

Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all...