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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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.

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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...

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

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 hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

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

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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...

If you rest, you rust.

If you rest, you rust.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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,...

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...