Life would give her everything of consequence, life would shape her, not we. All we were good for was to make the introductions.
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Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness.Helen Hayes
We rely upon the poets, the philosophers and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we only grope. They give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves. Whenever I find my courage wavering I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance, the will and resilience to push on.
Helen Hayes
People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.
Helen Hayes
Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.
Helen Hayes
There is only one terminal dignity - love.
Helen Hayes
The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.
Helen Hayes
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