Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Mary Pickford Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Apr 8, 1892
  • Died: May 29, 1979

Mary Pickford was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Known as "America's Sweetheart", "Little Mary" and the "girl with the curls", she was one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood and a significant figure in the development of film acting.

In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named Pickford 24th among the greatest female stars of all time.

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down. failure & moving on

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. the future & power

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo. movies

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 thoughts from Robert Browning

22 thoughts from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other views from Honore de Balzac

53 other views from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 views from Isadora Duncan

5 views from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other quotes from Henry Ward Beecher