Helen Hayes - Life Quotes

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An actress always knows when she's hit it and mostly you haven't; but once or twice I think I hit it right, so maybe that's good enough for one life.

Helen Hayes

The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.

Helen Hayes

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

Health care is news, partly because of costs and partly because of length of life, both of which exceed expectations.

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Why endeavor to straighten the road of life? The faster we travel, the less there is to see.

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We are indeed a strange lot! There are times we doubt that we have any emotions we can honestly call our own. I have approached every dynamic scene change in my life the same way. When I married Charlie MacArthur, I sat down and wondered how I could play the best wife that ever was.... My love for him was the truest thing in my life; but it was still important that I love him with proper effect, that I act loving him with great style, that I achieve the ultimate in wifedom.

Helen Hayes