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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.
Helen Hayes
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Helen Hayes
Age: 92 †
Born: 1900
Born: October 10
Died: 1993
Died: March 17
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One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it.
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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.
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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.
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In this sometimes turbulent world, the river is a cosmic symbol of durability and destiny awesome, but steadfast. In this period of deep national concern, I wish everyone could live for a while beside a great river.
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When it comes to staying tuned: if you rest, you rust.
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When Charles first saw our child Mary, he said all the proper things for a new father. He looked upon the poor little red thing and blurted, She's more beautiful than the Brooklyn Bridge.
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In the last stages of a final illness, we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family.
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There is no racial or religious prejudice among people in the theater. The only prejudice is against bad actors, especially successful ones.
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