"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."

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Source : Helen Hayes (2014). “On Reflection: An Autobiography”, p.233, Rowman & Littlefield

Helen Hayes

#Confused Quotes #Theatre Quotes #Wicked Quotes

“For a while, I was only being sent fat-girl parts. Seriously? Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6.”
“Every one knows about the young man who falls in love with the chorus-girl because she can kick his hat off, and his sister's friends can't or won't. But the youth who marries her, expecting that all her departures from convention will be as agile or as delightful to him as that, is still the classic example of folly.”
“Fashion is everywhere and about everything. It is folly, vanity and the fun of it all. It is disguise, innuendo, and cunning. It is mean, gorgeous and ambitious, and definitely the last word for the next few seconds.”
“If people can't take the heat and can't take the controversy then they shouldn't be involved in advertising of reality TV because there is so much heat and controversy in reality TV.”

Source : Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. May 25, 2008.
“If there is no certain reality, the idea of following a leader must be scrutinized.”
“I believe strongly that the opportunity is here for us in America to finally have a healthcare system that we can really be proud of. But it's got to be one where everybody is involved. Everybody: consumers, employers, providers, health-insurance companies, everybody.”
“Nonconformity is the highest evolutionary attainment of social animals.”

Source : Aldo Leopold (1972). “Round River”, p.13, Oxford University Press
“I learned to love dance for its own sake.”

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