Quote by Helen Hayes
People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they rea

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me. – Helen Hayes

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Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isnt original sin. Hes born with the tragedy that he has to grow up… a lot of people dont have the courage to do it. – Helen Hayes

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Courage
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Theres a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. Ill not be parting with that, nor our bed – the four-poster – Ill be needing that to die in. – Helen Hayes

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Christmas
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Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: its more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race. – Jonathan Sacks

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Men are like wine – some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. – Pope John XXIII

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Age

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age. – Gore Vidal

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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. – William James

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