The beautiful and successful film actress Audrey Hepburn was once asked to share the secret behind her "beauty tips." She wrote the following poem, which was also read at her funeral years later.Beauty Tips
For attractive lips,
Speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, Seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair,
let a child run his or her fingers
through it once a day.
For poise,
Walk with the knowledge you'll
never walk alone.
Speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, Seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair,
let a child run his or her fingers
through it once a day.
For poise,
Walk with the knowledge you'll
never walk alone.
People, even more than things,
have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;
never throw out anybody.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
you'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands,
one for helping yourself,
the other for helping others.
~Audrey Hepburn
May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993
Audrey volunteered tirelessly for UNICEF from 1988 until 1992, and worked in some of the most profoundly disadvantaged communities of Africa, South America and Asia. In 1992, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Audrey was truly as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. I love that poem.
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I just love this lady! And my daughter too, she has lots of posters and stuff in her bedroom and even a fake leather bag with her face on it!
ReplyDeleteI've read this before and often wondered if those really were her thoughts... I won't wonder anymore because I trust your research and scholarship. She really was a beautiful woman. I love two of her movies espeically...Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady even if I do think that Julie Andrews was jipped/gypped.
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ReplyDeleteI've always thought this was lovely. Thanks for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteThose are the best beauty tips...and not what I was expecting. She was not only beautiful...but wise as well!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely lady she was! Beautiful poem.
ReplyDeletePat! That was a lovely poem:)) So wise:)
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Hello Pat, What a beautiful lady and wonderful poem, Audrey truly was a special lady :) hugs, KAthy.
ReplyDeletePat, I love Audrey Hepburn. What an incredible actress and person she was. That poem says it ALL.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, and is that a new photo of our boy Leo??? The one that says Super Baby, or did I somehow miss it? I always look for pics of him. What a cutie pie! It makes my day to see his cute little face, and I know it makes his Grandmother's! :-)
Love to you, my friend...
XO,
Sheila :-)
She was truly beautiful, in every meaning of the word, inside and out!
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Audrey Hepburn personified class-beautiful, classic, and such a great actress! If only we used her beauty tips ALL THE TIME!
ReplyDeleteLeo is growing so fast! He's just beautiful. Audrey was such a classy person. She also was a loving person I hear.
ReplyDeleteThose are wonderful beauty tips....Barb
ReplyDeleteThat was beautiful and so meaningful. We all need to be reminded about this kind of ageless beauty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post & wise words!
ReplyDeleteWhat a classy gal! I am making plans with my son to go to The Pink tea cup--he wants to know who tells me about all these cool places! I said wonderful Pat!
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Great list of beauty tips Pat! As they say, a smile is an instant
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Hi Pat!
ReplyDeleteI love your post on Audrey Hepburn! She was such an image of beauty and love inside and out. I really enjoy watching her old movies, she was a wonderful actress. And such a great lady!
Hugs, Sherry
I love this post Pat, it's just beautiful. Hope you'll have a great week ahead..just completed the New Year celebrations post..yeah yeah, I know, its a never ending one haha..
ReplyDeleteHi Pat- I loved your Audrey Hepburn post. What an elegant lady she was!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog- its so great to meet you. I scanned through your blog and I love all your posts. You can be sure Ill be back...Hugs Susan
Audrey was beautiful inside as well as out! She's one my role models in many ways. I had read this advice of her's before--they are very encouraging beauty tips. Thanks for reminding us of her words of wisdom and generosity! Happy Days, Pat ((HUGS))
ReplyDeletePat I've never heard this before. As I read it my tears welled up...she must have been an angel.
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xo Cori
What a beautiful poem. She was a wonderful person, and one of my favorite actresses.
ReplyDeleteThat poem is lovely.....very much like Audrey Hepburn! She was class, dignity, and beauty in every way.
ReplyDeleteI love old movies, and she is one my of my favorite old movie actresses!
Thanks for sharing this :-)
How beautiful! Thanks for sharing the poem!
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A special lady has beauty both outside and within, Audrey Hepburn was one of these. I haven't ever come across these words, so thanks for sharing them, I like them very much. The photos of Leo are just so cute, you must be so proud of the little fellow. x
ReplyDeleteI really couldn't love this poem more. I hung it on my wall in college. :-) Wasn't she fabulous?!
ReplyDeleteI'm saving this....it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHia Pat I just had to cut and paste that poem- I think it will even make it to the print out stage. It is so lovely. She really was a beautiful lady and a good actress.
ReplyDeleteWe had to visit Tiffany's after seeing her film. :-)
Such a lovely lady. One could see her sweet spirit in her eyes and that's what made her so exquisite.
ReplyDeleteThis has been one of my favorite quotes...and wasn't she a truly beautiful woman, inside and out.
ReplyDeleteI love all the pictures of your sweet grandson on the side bar! They just made me smile!!
Love,
Sue