Famous quote by Audrey Hepburn

Mobile Desktop
Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it,
Like

"Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can't take it in all at once"

- Audrey Hepburn

About this Quote

This quote by Audrey Hepburn speaks with the concept that life is a journey of discovery. We experience things in the minute, however it is only later on that we can genuinely appreciate and comprehend them. Life is like walking through a museum, where we take in the sights and sounds, however it is only later on that we can review what we have actually seen and truly appreciate it. We may look up info in books or speak with others about our experiences, but it is just when we take the time to reflect that we can really understand and remember what we have actually seen. Life is a journey of discovery, and it is just when we make the effort to reflect that we can genuinely appreciate and understand what we have experienced.

About the Author

Audrey Hepburn This quote is written / told by Audrey Hepburn between May 4, 1929 and January 20, 1993. She was a famous Actress from Belgium. The author also have 34 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language - John Donne
John Donne
"When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language"
John Donne, Poet
Small: No two persons ever read the same book - Edmund Wilson
"No two persons ever read the same book"
Edmund Wilson, Critic
Small: It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book - Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
"It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Years teach us more than books - Berthold Auerbach
Berthold Auerbach
"Years teach us more than books"
Berthold Auerbach, Author
Small: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested - Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts - Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: Dont join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ev
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed"
Dwight D. Eisenhower, President
Small: Some books leave us free and some books make us free - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Some books leave us free and some books make us free"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
Small: The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them - Mark Twain
Mark Twain
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them"
Mark Twain, Author
Small: I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I
Daniel Radcliffe
"I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact is when I was reading the sixth, 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince', there were bits in there where I was going, 'God, I would love to do that because it's so good'"
Daniel Radcliffe, Actor