Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes MacArthurwas an American actress whose career spanned almost 80 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was one of 12 people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth10 October 1900
CountryUnited States of America
travel morning coffee
When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.
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People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.
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Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment, however, is still achieved through a long, slow climb and self-discipline.
age may stones
We may be living in the twentieth century, in resplendent sophistication. But deep down, most of us find ourselves still in the Stone Age of superstition.
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Egocentrics are attracted to the inept. It gives them one more excuse for patting themselves on the back.
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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 feel my courage wavering, I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance, the will and resiliance to push on.
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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.
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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.
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Love is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.
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The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.
family dog years
Our house was always filled with dogs... They helped make our house a kennel, it is true, but the constant patter of their filthy paws and the dreadful results of their brainless activities have warmed me throughout the years.
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My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.
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The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.
education laughter book
From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.