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" I don't know how to do the other, so I won't even consider television until the audience's taste changes. "

Mary Tyler Moore

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" And that's what the audience was feeling too, as they watched the show and as they watch it now. And overriding all of that is the way it was written. It was written honestly. There was never any manufactured laugh. There was never compromising of character. "

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" Diabetes is an all-too-personal time bomb which can go off today, tomorrow, next year, or 10 years from now - a time bomb affecting millions like me and the children here today. "

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" I've had problems with my eyes, and my legs hurt if I walk a great deal. That's due to very bad circulation. It's called claudication, and it's painful. So I have to stop if I'm walking, and pretending I'm looking in the window, so that I can rest them a little bit and then start off again. "

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" No candy bars unless I've had a low blood sugar where I'm shaky. "

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" And then Dick called and said, I'm going to do a special called Dick Van Dyke and the other woman, that would be you, because every time I try to check into a hotel with my wife, they look at me as though I'm cheating on Laura. "

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" A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed. "

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" No, I tell you what I like is having the play close after a decent run and looking back on it and saying, yes, I did that, and wasn't it wonderful? Because while you're doing it, it is really tough. It is so hard. "

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" I do watch a lot of Fox News. I like Charles Krauthammer and Bill O'Reilly. "

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" I just like the continue doing what I've been doing. A melange of funny, straight drama, television, movies, a little theater here and there wouldn't hurt. So if I can keep doing that, I'll be a very happy person. "

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" And I came close to losing a part of my foot on two occasions. I hope I'm consistently lucky and that the next time I develop a blister or step on something sharp, that I don't go as far as I did on those two times. "

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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. "

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" But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them. "

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" I need insulin to stay alive. It's just therapy to keep going. What I can do is make sure that I keep my blood sugar down to a reasonable level. I can exercise, and I can eat properly. And insulin plays a very big part in that. "

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" I've always been independent. I've always had courage. But I didn't always own my diabetes. "

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" And the sculptor woman was so clever in the way she did it. She had the beret just about to leave my hand. So it's attached to this finger and that's what will keep it there. And I'm looking up at it, so there's no question but that that beret is going to fly. "

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" I can't eat pure sugar. I can't have candy. "

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