Helen Hayes Quotes

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in.

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.

The hardest years in life are those between ten an... -Helen Hayes

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

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

When traveling with someone, take large does of pa... -Helen Hayes

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

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

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up... a lot of people don't have the courage to do it.

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we a... -Helen Hayes

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

Childhood is a short season.

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The statement metaphorically refers to childhood as a transient phase in life. It highlights the brevity of childhood and emphasizes the importance of cherishing and making the most of this precious period of growth, exploration, and development.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely doe... -Helen Hayes

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

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

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

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The quote portrays the potential downsides of fame and stardom, comparing it to a form of glamorous but restrictive bondage.

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form... -Helen Hayes

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it.

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