Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.

Quote by Helen Hayes

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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...

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...

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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

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

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

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...

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.

Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one...

Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

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.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

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,...

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original...

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original...

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

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...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I'm tired of all this isolation. I'm tired of this triviality of life. I want...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

Lives in eternity's sun rise.

Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third

Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third