Helen Hayes
Actress
1900-10-10
Quotes by Helen Hayes
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We rely upon the poets, the philosophers, and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we only grope; they give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves. Whenever I feel my courage wavering, I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance, the will and resiliance to push on.
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If you rest, you rust.
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If you rest, you rust.
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We rely upon the poets, the philosophers, and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we only grope; they give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves. Whenever I feel my courage wavering, I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance, the will and resiliance to push on.
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We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.
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Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.
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The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.
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The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.
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When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.
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Age is not important unless you're a cheese.
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The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre.
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From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.
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Childhood is a short season.
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In the last stages of a final illness, we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family.
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From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot in front of the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.
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We may be living in the twentieth century, in resplendent sophistication. But deep down, most of us find ourselves still in the Stone Age of superstition.
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When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.
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