Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.
Ruth Gordon

Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom.
Ruth Gordon

If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow.
Ruth Gordon

Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.
Ruth Gordon

Nothing dates one so dreadfully as to think someplace is uptown. At our age one must be watchful of these conversational gray hairs.
Ruth Gordon

Pan me, don't give me the part, publish everybody's book but this one and I will still make it!
Ruth Gordon

So easy to fall into a rut, isn't it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?
Ruth Gordon

The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.
Ruth Gordon

To be somebody you must last.
Ruth Gordon