12 Quotes & Sayings By Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney was born Joseph Yule, Jr. in Brooklyn, New York, on October 23, 1920. He worked as a child actor under his birth name through the 1960s, playing leading roles as Mick Molloy in the film The Black Stallion (1979) and later Donald Duck in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). After that, he became an alcoholic and drug addict for nearly twenty years.

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A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce I think I'm about a hundred thousand dollars short. Mickey Rooney
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You always pass failure on the way to success. Mickey Rooney
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You always pass failure on your way to success. Mickey Rooney
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Everything is about looking for happiness and God. That was a sentiment shared by my dear friend Ronald Reagan. Mickey Rooney
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Always get married in the morning. That way if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted the whole day. Mickey Rooney
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There are people who think they know everything about everything. What they don't know is that every moment is a learning moment. Mickey Rooney
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I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern. Mickey Rooney
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I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter. I tried to make up for being short by affecting a strut, by adopting the voice of a much bigger man, by spending more money than I made, by tipping double or triple at bars and restaurants, by dating tall, beautiful women. Mickey Rooney
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I tried to make up for being 5 ft. 3 in. by affecting a strut and adopting the voice of a much bigger man... dating tall, beautiful women... But nothing I could do, after Ava had left me, would add a single inch to my height. Mickey Rooney
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Judy Garland was a different type of entertainer. She was a dancer, a singer, and an incurable romantic. Mickey Rooney
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To those seniors, and especially elderly veterans like myself, I want to tell you this: You are not alone, and you having nothing to be ashamed of. If elder abuse happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I want you to know that you deserve better. Mickey Rooney