63+ Mary Tyler Moore Quotes (Iconic, Inspiring And Charismatic)

Mary Tyler Moore was an American actress, best known for her roles in the television sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. She was an iconic figure in the 1970s, winning multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her performances. She was also an advocate for women's rights and animal rights, and an active supporter of a number of charities.

Top 10 Mary Tyler Moore Quotes

1. Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.
2. Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living.
3. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.
4. Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.
5. Behind every beautiful fur, there is a story. It is a bloody, barbaric story.
6. A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.
7. Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.
8. There's one beneficial effect of going to Moscow. You come home waving the American flag with all your might.
9. Both children and adults like me who live with type 1 diabetes need to be mathematicians, physicians, personal trainers, and dietitians all rolled into one.
10. I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.

Mary Tyler Moore Image Quotes

Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. — Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore Short Quotes

• Worrying is a necessary part of life.
• Maybe mom is my alter ego and the woman I'm able to be when I'm working.
• The only leading man I ever had a crush on was James Garner.
• I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes.
• No candy bars unless I've had a low blood sugar where I'm shaky
• Lou Grant was pretty much always Lou Grant
• Eating sundaes is something you can't do every night.
• Maybe in adopting an adolescent attitude you then take on the look of a young person.
• I don't want anyone to tell me something.
• The thing is I never want to be an observer, it's only in retrospect that I wish I had observed.

Mary Tyler Moore Famous Quotes And Sayings

Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. — Mary Tyler Moore

There are certain things about me that I will never tell to anyone because I am a very private person. But basically, what you see is who I am. I'm independent, I do like to be liked, I do look for the good side of life and people. I'm positive, I'm disciplined, I like my life in order, and I'm neat as a pin. — Mary Tyler Moore

There are two kinds of cloning right now. One is therapeutic cloning which is for coming up with cures for life threatening, really, really awful diseases. Then there is reproductive cloning, which is to make a human being out of your DNA and a donor egg — Mary Tyler Moore

Chronic disease like a troublesome relative is something you can learn to manage but never quite escape. — Mary Tyler Moore

I feel about my dogs now, and all the dogs I had prior to this, the way I feel about children—they are that important to me. When I have lost a dog I have gone into a mourning period that lasted for months. — Mary Tyler Moore

I live in a kind of controlled awareness. I wouldn't call it fear, but it's an awareness. I know I have a responsibility to behave in a certain way. I'm able to do that. — Mary Tyler Moore

And I came close to losing a part of my foot on two occasions. I hope I'm consistently lucky and that the next time I develop a blister or step on something sharp, that I don't go as far as I did on those two times. — Mary Tyler Moore

But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them. — Mary Tyler Moore

The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They’re superficial and I like articulate comedy. — Mary Tyler Moore

Diabetes is an all-too-personal time bomb which can go off today, tomorrow, next year, or 10 years from now - a time bomb affecting millions like me and the children here today. — Mary Tyler Moore

When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this. — Mary Tyler Moore

My weakness is pizza, any form of carbohydrate. I like junk carbohydrates, I like cheap greasy cheeseburgers, quality french fries. — Mary Tyler Moore

I just like the continue doing what I've been doing. A melange of funny, straight drama, television, movies, a little theater here and there wouldn't hurt. So if I can keep doing that, I'll be a very happy person. — Mary Tyler Moore

A friend will give you immediate feedback and that will be that friend's opinion. An analyst often remains quiet and you hear what you've said and you gain your own insight. — Mary Tyler Moore

I have no problem walking in New York because I have a very brisk pace: By the time anyone recognizes me, it's too late, I'm four blocks away from them. — Mary Tyler Moore

This has been a wonderful life, absolutely terrific. There are very few things that I would go back and do differently, if I had that control. — Mary Tyler Moore

I go to an analyst not because I need to but because I choose to and maybe that's the difference. I don't think I have any huge neurosis, but I have questions for which I seek if not answers at least a guidance toward the answers. — Mary Tyler Moore

What's nice about the rain is you don't feel you have to live up to anything. Everything around you is so grey and wet and damp and dreary that you don't feel you have to smile and percolate as you do on a sunny spring day. — Mary Tyler Moore

Well, there are certain foods that I prefer not to eat because they're just such a jolt to the system — Mary Tyler Moore

We have 11 horses up at our country home, six of which are rescue animals ... Two of them are 'cop horses' from the mounted police, ages 4 and 5, who turned out to have physical problems that weren't suitable for the kind of work they have to do. Now, with us, they are just out to pasture and have nothing but a good time, eating their heads off, romping and frolicking, and just doing all good horsey things. — Mary Tyler Moore

Adolescence has such a negative connotation and it shouldn't. It's experimentation, it's being unsure, no preconceived notions. — Mary Tyler Moore

Three things have helped me successfully go through the ordeals of life -- an understanding husband, a good analyst and millions of dollars. — Mary Tyler Moore

I don't know how to do the other, so I won't even consider television until the audience's taste changes. — Mary Tyler Moore

There is a dark side. I tend not to be as optimistic as Mary Richards. I have an anger in me that I carry from my childhood experiences - I expect a lot of myself and I'm not too kind to myself. — Mary Tyler Moore

I still feel as if I weren't a good enough mother. I didn't break any rules. I didn't cause my son any pain. But I did bring to my life some of my father, who was very controlling and very remote. I was working a lot. I wasn't there enough. — Mary Tyler Moore

I loved working with Valerie. That was the most wonderful revelation to find that when we are on a set and we're playing our roles, we're like separated twins. We can almost finish each other's dialogue. — Mary Tyler Moore

I wish that I could write. I think that's a wonderful outlet for an artist. You are ultimately in control. Your fate is not determined by outside influences. You can write wherever you are. I don't think I have the talent. — Mary Tyler Moore

I'm sort of doing a lot of the things now that I never thought I would and that I wished I had done a year or so ago. — Mary Tyler Moore

I do watch a lot of Fox News. I like Charles Krauthammer and Bill OReilly. — Mary Tyler Moore

I really consider myself a Californian, but I have those great comedic roots in Brooklyn. — Mary Tyler Moore

And the sculptor woman was so clever in the way she did it. She had the beret just about to leave my hand. So it's attached to this finger and that's what will keep it there. And I'm looking up at it, so there's no question but that that beret is going to fly. — Mary Tyler Moore

Fans want you to be something super-human, something that's impossible for any human being to be. — Mary Tyler Moore

When you're doing a television series, unless you really pay attention to your life, it doesn't leave very much time for anything else. — Mary Tyler Moore

I think marriage, in its loosest sense, is people committing to each other saying I love you and I like being with you and that is wonderful. I don't see the need to formalize it unless you plan to have children and you want the fair distribution of assets. — Mary Tyler Moore

Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. — Mary Tyler Moore

The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They're superficial and I like articulate comedy. I don't know how to do the other, so I won't consider television until the audience's taste changes. — Mary Tyler Moore

I don't think there's anything quite as dashing as a cop on horseback. To me it's wonderful. — Mary Tyler Moore

I would surround myself with people who know what they're doing. — Mary Tyler Moore

I'm an experienced woman; I've been around. ... Well, all right, I might not've been around, but I've been ... nearby. — Mary Tyler Moore

I've had the fame and the joy of getting laughter - those are gifts. — Mary Tyler Moore

I don't think you should ever expect forever in anything, in either platonic friendships or sexual friendships. — Mary Tyler Moore

I wouldn't want to enter into a relationship in which there was this inhibiting factor that said it can never be forever. — Mary Tyler Moore

I have always been a combination of both security and insecurity. — Mary Tyler Moore

I can't imagine a pain more all-encompassing than losing a child. — Mary Tyler Moore

Life Lessons by Mary Tyler Moore

1. Mary Tyler Moore taught us that it is possible to succeed and be independent in a male-dominated world. She showed us that it is important to stay true to yourself and have the courage to take risks.
2. Mary Tyler Moore also taught us the importance of having a strong support system and the power of friendship. She showed us that it is possible to find joy and fulfillment in life, even when times are tough.
3. Finally, Mary Tyler Moore taught us that it is important to stay positive and have a sense of humor, no matter what life throws at you. She showed us that it is possible to stay strong and resilient in the face of adversity.