Mary Tyler Moore Quotes

I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.

Claiming your life for yourself feels like a huge deal until you do it.

In this life you have to be your own hero. By that I mean you have to win whatever it is that matters to you by your own strength and in your own way. Like it or not, you are alone in a forest, just like all those fairy tales that begin with a hero who’s usually stupid but somehow brave, or who might be clever, but weak as a straw, and away he goes (don’t worry about the gender), cheered on by nobody, via the castles and the bears, and the old witch and the enchanted stream, and by and by (we hope) he’ll find the treasure.

What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

You cannot belong to anyone else, until you belong to yourself.

I'm not interested in playing the victim. I like stories about survivors.

I can't tell you, as a parent, how it feels when the doctor tells you your child has diabetes. First off, you don't really know much about it. Then you discover there is no cure.

Women call me all the time and tell me, 'You inspired me to get out of a bad situation,' or 'You inspired me to take the reigns for myself and go and do this.' I try to tell people to live their best life, and do what you know you need to do for yourself and your family. You need to be supported.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.

I have based my life on being strong enough to do anything.

It's important to keep your power and not give it up.

Be your own advocate.

I suddenly thought, if I was going to make a go of it, I was going to have to look after myself and not keep apologising for knocking people over. That transformed my career.

I believe whatever has to happen will happen - you just need to stand up for yourself.

Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet.

You're all you've got.

The only thing I have learned is to find strength in yourself. No one can help you, no one can do anything for you, you have to do the work yourself.

First, say to yourself, 'I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinions of others.' Second: 'I'm beneath no one.' Third: 'I'm fearless in the face of any and all challenges.'

Do yourself a favor, become your own savior.

Put your future in good hands. Your own.

The only person who is going to give you security and the life you want is you.

Come out of the masses. Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light.

You really do learn by example... Especially women, sometimes we think somebody's going to rescue us, or somebody's going to teach us how to do it, when in fact we have to understand that the biggest resource we have is inside of ourselves. I know that I can count on me to take care of me. That's a very important thing to know.