7 Quotes & Sayings By Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 13, 1936. She graduated from Brooklyn's James Madison High School, where she was voted "Prettiest Girl." After two years at New York City's Hunter College, Moore became a production assistant at the popular television show of that time, "The Jackie Gleason Show." She built her own television writing career with the success of her first one-woman show. This led to the development of her Emmy Award-winning series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." The program was so successful that it ran for seven seasons, won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series twice and won the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Musical or Comedy Series twice. Mary Tyler Moore appeared as Laura Petrie on both "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." Now living in Connecticut, she continues to produce new programs on PBS.

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things...
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You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. Mary Tyler Moore
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Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Mary Tyler Moore
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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
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Take chances make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Mary Tyler Moore
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I've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes. Mary Tyler Moore
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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