81 Quotes by Helen Hayes

Lasting accomplishment... Is still achieved through a long, slow climb and self discipline.

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. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.

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.

It's a wonderful thing you are doing in Akron. Keeping this great theater alive for the performing arts and for your children.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar.

The faster we travel, the less there is to see.

The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no discomfort an actor didn't learn to endure. To survive, we had to be horses and we were.

In the last stages of a final illness, we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family.