Maude Adams

Don't be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success.

Don't be afraid of failure; be afraid of petty success.

The delightful sense of importance that had been mine as a child actress was taken out of me. It seemed read more

The delightful sense of importance that had been mine as a child actress was taken out of me. It seemed as if anyone could do better than I did. In every part I was worse than in the one before, and even my mother admitted that it would be a mercy if gestures could be dispensed with entirely.

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do read more

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us.

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.