"We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too."

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Source : Helen Hayes, Marion Glasserow Gladney (1986). “Our Best Years”, Doubleday Books

Helen Hayes

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“I'm not a celebrity. I'm intentionally and defiantly not a celebrity. I don't have any interest in it. I don't have any talent for it. I keep my personal life out of my public life as cleanly as I can.”
“Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one of the famous ones who committed suicide.”

Source : "Roddy Doyle's rules for writers". Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2010.
“To expect alien technology to be just a few decades ahead of ours is too incredible to be taken seriously.”
“On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again.”
“Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a manâ€™s game Women have to do the same thing in heels, and have to sing and smile at the same time. Professional athletes donâ€™t even have to do that â€“ and they get to wear sneakers.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I don't know what I'm playing at. I feel so romantic and furious all the time.”
“Some goals you just never really think about trying to achieve because they just seem so out of reach.”
“I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on.”

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