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

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...

If you rest, you rust.

If you rest, you rust.

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 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.

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...

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...

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.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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'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...

There has been only one Christmas -- the rest are anniversaries.

There has been only one Christmas -- the rest are anniversaries.

Christmas makes you want to be with people you love. I'm not saying this to...

Christmas makes you want to be with people you love. I'm not saying this to...

Wishing you Christmas Happiness to warm your heart and home with special joy.

Wishing you Christmas Happiness to warm your heart and home with special joy.

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...