Helen Hayes Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Helen Hayes quotes, Helen Hayes sayings, and Helen Hayes proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Childhood is a short season. Helen Hayes
From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings. Helen Hayes
Perhaps we have been misguided into taking too much responsibility from our children, leaving them too little room for discovery. Helen Hayes
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too. Helen Hayes
When traveling with someone, take large dose of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee. Helen Hayes
The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. Helen Hayes
One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. Helen Hayes
Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity. Helen Hayes
Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness. Helen Hayes
An actress's life is so transitory suddenly you're a building. Helen Hayes
Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does. Helen Hayes
If you rest, you rust. Helen Hayes
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. Helen Hayes
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. 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
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
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. Helen Hayes