I Am Exceedingly Lucky That

It Has Been Said That Genius Is Only The Power Of Making Continuous Effort. The Line Between Failure And Success Is So Fine That We Scarcely Know When We Pass It. We Are Told That There Is No Failure, Except In No Longer Trying - No Defeat, Except From Within, No Really Insurmountable Barrier Save Our Own Weakness Of Purpose.

There's No Second Chance On Stage, And I Was Trained To Make The Most Of My First Chance.

I Am Harder On Myself Than Anyone Else Could Be.

I Have Never Known Stage-fright At Any Time.

After Several Months Of Probation Work, Standing On My Feet Some Ten To Twelve Hours A Day, I Decided That As A Nurse I Was A Pretty Good Entertainer.