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

Quote by Helen Hayes

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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...

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.

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...

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.

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....

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 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...

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

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.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

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...

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...

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...

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 walk of shame when you have to put something back in a store after...

The walk of shame when you have to put something back in a store after...

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old...

Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old...