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Helen Hayes Quotes

«One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it.»
Author: Helen Hayes (Actress)
«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.»
«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. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.»
«Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.»
Author: Helen Hayes (Actress) | Keywords: detail
«When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee»
Author: Helen Hayes (Actress) | About: Travel | Keywords: coffee, doses, dosing, tolerance, traveling
«Age is not important unless you're a cheese.»
Author: Helen Hayes (Actress) | About: Age | Keywords: cheese, cheeses
«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.»
Author: Helen Hayes (Actress) | Keywords: original sin
«Childhood is a short season.»
Author: Helen Hayes (Actress) | About: Childhood
«Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.»
Author: Helen Hayes (Actress) | Keywords: die hard, legends
«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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