Kitty
Carlisle Hart has been the embodiment of graciousness and elegance
for more than a half a century. Her career has spanned over 70 years
and ranged from being a starlet to being the Chairman ofthe Arts Council
of New York . Not one to dwell on failures, she considers her greatest
success the fact that she is still working at 91. She credits discipline
as the essential ingredient for leading a rich and fulfilling life.
QUOTE:
"Age has never affected my goals. I get on the floor and do my
exercises. I can put my feet over my head and touch my feet
behind me, come down and do 30 leg lifts. I've been doing that all
my life. I'm very ambitious, in fact I'm looking for a new booking
agent. I was 54 when I made my debut at the Metropolitan Opera.
I was 64 when I became chairman of the Arts Council of New York. I'm
not brilliant but I have a very good mind and I was made to cultivate
it by my mother…. You have to get ready to age early on.
You have to be disciplined and be aware of what you have to be doing
as you get older. It's crucial that you have something interesting
to do.. You have to establish good habits early on that will help
you do what you want to do later in life." |
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