81 Quotes by Helen Hayes

At 50, you need to laugh about your age. If you don’t, everybody else will do it for you. Happy birthday, old chum!

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.”

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 of rooms, but I do like to run things.

When traveling with someone, take large dose of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

An actress's life is so transitory suddenly you're a building.

The wings of life are like those of a butterfly. As a child, we are protected and guided by our parents like a cocoon potecting a butterfly. Later, we test our own wings, sometimes fluttering, falling or soaring to great heights.

Our ability to achieve success depends on the strength of our wings gained through knowledge and experience. The greater our knowledge and experience, the higher we can fly.

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.’

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover you have wings.