Back in the 1970s Mary Tyler Moore was a force to be reckoned with on television around the world. She smashed through the glass ceiling, creating successful TV shows, producing them and starring.
Mary fought against the odds, she confronted extraordinary competition. She won on her own terms.
Here are some quotes from Mary Tyler Moore, published by Huffington Post, on the news of her passing years ago. Some of these quotes are relevant to our businesses today.
- “Whatever it is, it’s OK because it’s what it is. Don’t be looking for perfection. Don’t be short-tempered with yourself. And you’ll be a whole lot nicer to be around with everyone else.”
- “I knew at a very early age what I wanted to do. Some people refer to it as indulging in my instincts and artistic bent. I call it just showing off, which was what I did from about three years of age on.”
- “I’m not an actress who can create a character. I play me.”
- “You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.”
- “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”
- “Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living.”
- “I’ve had the fame and the joy of getting laughter — those are gifts.”
- “Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you’re really strangers.”
- “You truly have to make the very best of what you’ve got. We all do.”
- “My grandfather once said, having watched me one entire afternoon, prancing and leaping and cavorting, ‘This child will either end up on stage or in jail.’ Fortunately, I took the easy route.”
- “I’m an experienced woman; I’ve been around … well, alright, I might not’ve been around, but I’ve been … nearby.”
The highlighted quotes are my faves.
Mary Tyler Moore has been on my mind recently because of the new documentary, Being Mary Tyler Moore, that shares plenty of fresh behind the scenes content of this icon.