In this sometimes turbulent world, the river is a cosmic symbol of durability and destiny; awesome, but steadfast. … - Helen Hayes

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What really drives me mad about art is that, in America, the only thing you can do is to take it apart.

Helen Hayes

In this sometimes turbulent world, the river is a cosmic symbol of durability and destiny; awesome, but steadfast. In this period of deep national concern, I wish everyone could live for a while beside a great river.

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

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My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.

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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.

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If you rest, you rust.

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Science has taught us to lengthen life. Now we must learn to make a longer life worth living. Older people deserve choices that let us live out our days as we wish. We've seen people making such choices all over America, and we realize what we might have known from the start: For most of us, there really is no place like home.

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