Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up... a lot of people don't have the courage to do it.

Quote by Helen Hayes

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The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine...

Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine...

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures...

I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures...

The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am...

The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am...

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines....

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines....

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem...

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem...

The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable...

The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable...

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of...

All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of...

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.

The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment,...

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment,...

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

We ought to change the legend on our money from In God We Trust to...

We ought to change the legend on our money from In God We Trust to...

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

It's better to burn out, then to fade away.

Does progress mean that we dissolve our ancient myths? If we forget our legends, I...

Does progress mean that we dissolve our ancient myths? If we forget our legends, I...