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." — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
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, and that's nice,… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
“From your parents you learn love & laughter & how to put one foot in front of the other. But when books are opened,… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
“From your parents, you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot in front of the other. But when books are opened,… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
In the last stages of a final illness, we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family. — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
I'm a boss by nature. I'm bossy. I'm not imperious, but I don't really want people to curtsy low before me and back out… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Hayes Copy Share Image
