Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, and you'll probably make it through the next one. — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
Life is getting through the moment. The philosopher William James says to cultivate the cheerful attitude. Now nobody had more trouble than he did -- except me. I had more trouble in my life than anybody. But your first big… — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
Anything that begins 'I don't know how to tell you this' is never good news. — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
Try something new each day. After all, we're given life to find it out. It doesn't last forever. — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, and you'll probably make it through… — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
At seventy-four I'm getting minor raves on my looks, but I'm caught in the middle. Who knows what seventy-four looks like? Who cares? But… — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
Nothing dates one so dreadfully as to think someplace is uptown. At our age one must be watchful of these conversational gray hairs. — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
Despair is your friend in show business. I don't believe you can act if happiness is your lot. It's the ups that keep you… — Ruth Gordon Copy Share Image
