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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If you rest, you rust.

If you rest, you rust.

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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...

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...

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.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

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...

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

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...

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.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

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...

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...

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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....

LIfe? LIfe? It's Death that makes life worth living for.

LIfe? LIfe? It's Death that makes life worth living for.

Self-discipline is crucial to a simpler, more contented life.

Self-discipline is crucial to a simpler, more contented life.

I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than...

I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than...