Mary Tyler Moore Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
-
I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
-
I don't have to really be in the 60s. Every time I hail a cab in New York, and they pass me by and pick up the white person, then I get a dose of it. Or when they don't want to take you to Harlem. I grew up with that.
-
I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
-
We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
-
The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
-
I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
-
In the search for culpability for the tragedy in Ferguson, I mostly blame politicians.
-
No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.
-
If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
-
Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
-
Your mind is what makes everything else work.
-
The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
-
Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
-
Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
-
I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day.
-
I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
-
My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
-
Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the devil.
-
When Ben and I first got married and we first had kids, I felt I needed to prove we could still do it and I could still work separately from Ben and I could still work with him. I just let go of all of that now. I said to him, 'For me, a little bit goes a long way.'
-
I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.
-
Fitting in is unnecessary. Embrace who you are. You will go through rough times in high school, but always stay strong, and never deny yourself!
-
One term that's used in this industry a lot is this notion of 'feeding the beast.' You've got all of these people whose livelihoods are dependent on it. There are enormous pressures to keep material going into it, and the pressures to feed it are not irrational. They're the basis of your business.
-
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.
