Quotation:
"Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping."
More quotes from: Ethel Barrymore
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- "I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare. "
- "The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist ..."
- "The best time to make friends is before you need them. "
- "The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event. "
- "The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage. "
- "You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself. "
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