A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They're just backing away from life. Ruth Gordon More Quotes by Ruth Gordon More Quotes From Ruth Gordon Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. Ruth Gordon strengthmotivationalinspirational Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. Ruth Gordon couragewittyinspirational Try something new each day. After all, we're given life to find it out. It doesn't last forever. Ruth Gordon forevertryingmeaningful To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never face the facts. Ruth Gordon gamblinggiving-upluck My body is on the earth, but my head is in the stars. Ruth Gordon visionstarsdream Sometimes what you want you don't get until you don't want it anymore. Ruth Gordon what-you-wantwantsometimes I feel that much of the world's sorrow comes from people who are this, yet allow themselves to be treated as that. Ruth Gordon griefsufferingpeople Vice, virtue - it's best not to be too moral. You'll cheat yourself out of too much life. Ruth Gordon meaning-of-lifevicesmeaningful When you finally learn how to do it, you're too old for the good parts. Ruth Gordon Life is getting through the moment. The philosopher William James says to cultivate the cheerful attitude. Now nobody had more trouble than he did -- except me. I had more trouble in my life than anybody. But your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, you'll probably make it through the next one. Ruth Gordon cheerfulnextattitude Acting is the use of human experience with talent added. Ruth Gordon actorsactinguse Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts. Ruth Gordon giving-upfacesfacts In the old days, ptomaine poisoning was a cover-all. If you missed a show and you were young, it meant you were having an abortion. If you were old, it meant you were having a face lift. Ruth Gordon abortionmoralfaces Get up early in the morning before everybody has breathed up all the good air. Ruth Gordon up-earlyairmorning If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown out on a blueprint, and don't face facts-what can stop you? If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow. Ruth Gordon imaginationmeanbelieve Despair is your friend in show business. I don't believe you can act if happiness is your lot. It's the ups that keep you living and the downs that mete out talent. Ruth Gordon despairactorsbelieve Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, and you'll probably make it through the next one. Ruth Gordon nextadversityfirsts At seventy-four I'm getting minor raves on my looks, but I'm caught in the middle. Who knows what seventy-four looks like? Who cares? But if I'd listened to my friends, I could now lie and say I'm eighty-four. For eighty-four, the way I look is spectacular. Ruth Gordon who-careslyinglooks To be somebody, you must last. Ruth Gordon lastsadvice I'm sure the way to be happy is to live well beyond your means! Ruth Gordon live-wellmeanway
