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

Quote by Helen Hayes

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

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

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

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...

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.

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,...

If you rest, you rust.

If you rest, you rust.

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.

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...

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....

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...

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

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...

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...

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...

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.