Helen Hayes Quotes & Sayings

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

“Age is not important unless you're a cheese.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“Childhood is a short season.”

“The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre.”

“Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.”

“If you rest, you rust.”