Maude Adams

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

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

I had not finished the first act before the quaint character of Peter Pan had charmed me. I could feel read more

I had not finished the first act before the quaint character of Peter Pan had charmed me. I could feel the presence of the Fairies and the Indians and the Pirates and the lost boys of Never-Never-Never Land.

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.

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.

I love Salt Lake City, but I love you and the life of work before me still better.

I love Salt Lake City, but I love you and the life of work before me still better.