I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.
Katharine HepburnRead
I don't feel the slightest interest in the next world; I think it's here. And I think anything good that you're going to do, you should do for other people here and not so you can try to have a happy time in the next world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of living fully in the present and doing good for others rather than seeking reward in an afterlife.
Katharine Hepburn’s quote reflects a profound philosophy about life, suggesting that we should prioritize our actions and contributions in this world rather than focusing on a potential afterlife. She believes that the essence of goodness lies in our interactions with others here and now, urging us to create positive impacts in the lives of people around us, rather than performing good deeds with the hope of rewards in another realm.
Themes
LifePresentGoodnessServiceHumanity
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about community service, one might say, 'As Katharine Hepburn once expressed, 'I think it's here' - emphasizing the importance of our contributions in this world.
More from Katharine Hepburn
All quotes →I 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 I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve 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
American society is very like a fish society. . . . Among certain species of fish, the only thing which determines order of dominance is length of time in the fishbowl. The oldest resident picks on the newest resident, and if the newest resident is removed to a new bowl, he, as oldest resident, will pick on the newcomers.
Margaret MeadRead
We all know people who have been made much meaner and more irritable and more intolerable to live with by suffering: it is not right to say that all suffering perfects. It only perfects one type of person ...... the one who accepts the call of God in Christ Jesus.
Oswald ChambersRead
The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.
Richard DawkinsRead
Actions defined a man; words were a fart in the wind
Mario PuzoRead
Up the road, in his shack, the old man was sleeping again. He was still sleeping on his face and the boy was sitting by him watching him. The old man was dreaming about the lions.
Ernest HemingwayRead
Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but according to the faith, humility and inner disposition of the repentance in which our soul is engaged. For this reason it is good to repent each day as the act of repentance is unending.
Symeon The New TheologianRead