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" Interestingly that some of the characters did not turn out the way Jim and Allen had envisioned them. "
Mary Tyler Moore
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" You truly have to make the very best of what you've got. We all do. "
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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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" 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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" When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this. "
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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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" Diets are for those who are thick and tired of it. "
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" No candy bars unless I've had a low blood sugar where I'm shaky. "
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" My peripheral vision has been severely limited because of my diabetes, which means I can see just fine looking straight ahead. But if I am at a function with lots of people, I am constantly bumping into people - even kicking them! "
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" Lou Grant was pretty much always Lou Grant. "
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" I loved working with Valerie. That was the most wonderful revelation to find that when we are on a set and we're playing our roles, we're like separated twins. We can almost finish each other's dialogue. "
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" I think I can take responsibility for that in that I was the audience. I was the voice of sanity around whom all these crazies did their dance. And I reacted in the same way that a member of the audience would have reacted. "
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" I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me. "
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" I can't eat pure sugar. I can't have candy. "
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" I know the food groups that I like to have and are good for me and those that I have to stay away from. And so, I don't need to know exactly what I'm going to eat, but I take my insulin probably 20 minutes before I'm going to sit down. "
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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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" 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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" You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. "
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" It was Grant's company and he made all the decisions. And that was just fine. "
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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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" Well, there are certain foods that I prefer not to eat because they're just such a jolt to the system. "
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" The only leading man I ever had a crush on was James Garner. "
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" Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers. "
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" I've had the fame and the joy of getting laughter - those are gifts. "
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" There are certain things about me that I will never tell to anyone because I am a very private person. But basically, what you see is who I am. I'm independent, I do like to be liked, I do look for the good side of life and people. I'm positive, I'm disciplined, I like my life in order, and I'm neat as a pin. "
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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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" 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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" I do watch a lot of Fox News. I like Charles Krauthammer and Bill O'Reilly. "
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