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...

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

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...

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.

Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.

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,...

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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...

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.

If you rest, you rust.

If you rest, you rust.

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of...

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of...

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....

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

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

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

Every good painter paints what he is.

Every good painter paints what he is.

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet...

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...