Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.

Quote by Ethel Barrymore

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That's all there is; there isn't any more.

That's all there is; there isn't any more.

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus,...

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus,...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures,...

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures,...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.

I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more...

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more...

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association...

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association...

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didnt learn a lot today,...

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didnt learn a lot today,...

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as youre learning, youre...

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as youre learning, youre...

Those things that hurt, instruct.

Those things that hurt, instruct.

The more you understand, the less you have to remember.

The more you understand, the less you have to remember.

It may come as a severe shock if you havent given much thought to this...

It may come as a severe shock if you havent given much thought to this...

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

While we teach, we learn.

While we teach, we learn.

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always...

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always...

In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what...

In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what...

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake