For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste read more

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

The road to success runs uphill.

The road to success runs uphill.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you read more

What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.

When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear read more

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer.

A blank helpless sort of face, rather like a rose just before you drench it with D.D.T.

A blank helpless sort of face, rather like a rose just before you drench it with D.D.T.