23 Quotes & Sayings By Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of a newspaper man. She attended the North Evanston School and later made her debut on stage while still a teenager in a school production of "The Belle of New York" at the YMCA. She went on to perform at leading theaters in Chicago and New York City. At age 17 she married a young naval officer, John Erskine Clarke Hayes, who was stationed in San Francisco Read more

Together they traveled the world, acting on stage and screen for many years before settling permanently in California. In 1922, she gave birth to a son, John Erskine Clarke Hayes, Jr. In 1926, she divorced her husband and returned to acting on stage and screen.

In 1930 she became a film star when she played the role of Mrs. O'Leary's cow in "Wuthering Heights." In 1933 she became a household name with her Oscar-winning performance as Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady," a role for which she won another Oscar in 1964. Throughout her career she also produced films and played many supporting roles, including roles in such films as "The Diary of Anne Frank," "Mr.

Smith Goes to Washington," and "My Six Loves." Her Academy Awards include Best Actress (1924), Honorary Award (1964) and Best Supporting Actress (1951).

If you rest, you rust.
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If you rest, you rust. Helen Hayes
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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. Helen Hayes
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Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture. Helen Hayes
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Yes I have doubted. I have wandered off the path but I always return. It is intuitive an intrinsic built-in sense of direction. I seem always to find my way home. Helen Hayes
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My faith has wavered but has saved me. Helen Hayes
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I was once the typical daughter then the easily recognizable wife and then the quintessential mother. I seem always to have reminded people of someone in their family. Perhaps I am just the triumph of Plain Jane. Helen Hayes
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Always aim for achievement and forget about success. Helen Hayes
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If you rest you rust. Helen Hayes
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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. Helen Hayes
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We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. Helen Hayes
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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. Helen Hayes
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Childhood is a short season. Helen Hayes
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One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. Helen Hayes
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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. Helen Hayes
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Stardom can be a gilded slavery. Helen Hayes
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When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee. Helen Hayes
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Age is not important unless you're a cheese. Helen Hayes
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People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me. Helen Hayes
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Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does. Helen Hayes
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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. Helen Hayes
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I cry out for order and find it only in art. Helen Hayes
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The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. Helen Hayes