I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
Katharine HepburnRead
Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that plain women have a deeper understanding of men compared to beautiful women.
Katharine Hepburn's quote implies that beauty may overshadow deeper qualities such as understanding and insight. It reflects a notion that women who are not defined solely by their beauty are more attuned to the complexities of relationships and may possess a greater emotional intelligence, leading to better comprehension of men's behavior and motivations.
Themes
RelationshipsUnderstandingBeautyInsightWomen
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared in discussions about the expectations placed on women based on their looks.
More from Katharine Hepburn
All quotes βI don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical. 'To love, honor, and obey.' If it weren't, you wouldn't have to sign a contract.
Katharine HepburnRead
When Iβve been unsuccessful, Iβve been controlled. When Iβve been successful, Iβve been in control.
Katharine HepburnRead
I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.
Katharine HepburnRead
What acting means is that you've got to get out of your own skin.
Katharine HepburnRead
I've made forty-three pictures. Naturally I'm adorable in all of them.
Katharine HepburnRead
Similar quotes
You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations.
Alice MunroRead
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
Eric HofferRead
I find it really offensive when people say that the emotional experiences of teenagers are less real or less important than those of adults. I am an adult, and I used to be a teenager, and so I can tell you with some authority that my feelings then were as real as my feelings are now.
John GreenRead
Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.
Mae WestRead
A lot of my chosen family is black and I say that unabashedly. For anyone who doesn't understand that, they just don't understand me and my generation because especially in the LGBT community, the concept of chosen family is so important and it's a survival tactic.
Trace LysetteRead
We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
C. S. LewisRead