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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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.

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...

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

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....

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 cry out for order and find it only in art.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

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...

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

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

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...

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

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

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

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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.

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....

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...

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...

Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only...

Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only...