Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Speaking out about multiple sclerosis to others who may be dealing with this disease is actually helpful to me as well as, I hope, to others. It builds community, helps bring awareness to MS, and strengthens the MS movement that will ultimately lead to the end of this disease. "

Teri Garr

Awareness

Community

Related Quotes:

" Joan Collins was the best. She really could sort of pull it off, be really outrageous and never even flinch. "

" I have one brother who is a surgeon, there's me, and my other brother builds boats. "

" I always say don't be scared. It's not that bad - there's always something worse - and there is definitely life after multiple sclerosis. "

" You can keep it to yourself, but you could also call a support team like the team at MS LifeLines. They are there to support the MS community and give good advice. "

" People ask me about my limp. I say, 'You know, I don't know how bad it is, because I don't watch - I don't watch myself.' I don't look at it. I don't. "

Teri Garr

Look

Know

" There were symptoms that I saw, and though I went to many doctors and had many tests, no one diagnosed MS. "

" I recently saw the movie about Ray Charles, and there's a scene where he falls down and the mother doesn't help him. She says, I don't want anyone to treat you like a cripple. I've fallen down before, and Molly will say, get up and just go. "

" Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life. "

" My mother was a Rockette at Radio City. "

" I had to learn to walk again, talk again, think again. "

" I danced in a company of 'West Side Story' when I was very young. It was most of the original cast - Larry Kert, Chita Rivera - and Jerry Robbins directed. It was tough, a wonderful initiation for me. "

" I plan to live to be 120! "

Teri Garr

Plan

Live

" I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking. "

" MS doesn't define who I am. "

Teri Garr

Who

Define

" God is in all - I believe in God, yes. And I believe God is in us. "

Teri Garr

I Believe

Yes

" The Academy not only knew I existed, they thought I was good! "

" What's happening to me is I'm still happy and functioning, being able to listen to music, see good movies, read good books. What else is there that I can't, you know, I mean, I'm OK. "

Teri Garr

Happy

Good

" My next book's title is going to be, 'I Have One Foot in the Grave and Another on a Banana Peel.' "

Teri Garr

Book

Title

" They drilled a hole in my head and wrapped a coil around my brain so it wouldn't bleed anymore. "

" If there's ever a woman who's smart, funny, or witty, people are afraid of that, so they don't write that. They only write parts for women where they let everything be steamrolled over them, where they let people wipe their feet all over them. "

" There's always going to be somebody worse off than me. "

Teri Garr

Always

Going

" If you get your foot in the door doing one kind of part, that's the kind of role they call you for. I can't say I resent it - then I would resent my whole career. "

" There's people doing whatever the hell they want and getting away with it. "

" Speed bumps, I was thinking, you know, you're driving along, everything's OK, and then there's a speed bump to go, 'Slow down.' Go over it real slowly, and you hit the pedal, and you keep going, and I just thought it was kind of a nice metaphor for life. "

" I'm always like this with a new movie role. I always get super-defensive and make noises like a rooster, Maybe that's because I spent so much time as a chorus girl. "

" I go to Yosemite a lot. To get there, you fly from L.A. to Fresno and rent a car. So I know about Fresno. It looks like the entire city was built in 1946 in three months - all these low California ranch style homes. The whole city looks like that. "

" My mother was a role model. "

" I have heard all kinds of stories about telling employers about MS and I really don't know what the answer is. I am a private person, but I have found support by talking to fellow MSrs in the community. "

" I went to North Hollywood High. I'm the original Val girl. "

" You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself. "