The Mary Tyler Moore Show

"The past is past, but I remember everything."

"I'm not jealous; I'm just appropriately competitive."

"Perfection is achievable; people just give up too easily."

"Self-improvement is a lifelong journey, and I'm only on chapter two."

"Revenge is a dish best served with a smile."

"I believe in second chances, but not usually for the same person."

"The world would be better if everyone was more like me."

"Loyalty is underrated, which is why it's worth paying for."

"A good listener hears what you say; a great listener remembers what you'll regret."

"Competition brings out the best in people, usually the worst best."

"Honesty is the best policy, unless honesty makes you look bad."

"I love my friends, especially when they're not around to disappoint me."

"Ambition without morals is just realism."

"The secret to looking young is believing you are young."

"Age is just a number, but a good number-reader is hard to find."

"Children are wonderful blessings, preferably someone else's."

"Marriage is a partnership, and I prefer to be the senior partner."

"A woman's place is anywhere she decides to put herself."

"I always say what I mean, even when it's not what you want to hear."

"Solitude is fine, as long as people know you've chosen it."

"Relationships require understanding, compromise, and knowing when you're right."

"Inspiration strikes those who are ready to grab it."

"Motivation comes from within, unless you can get someone else to do it."

"War settles nothing, but compromise settles everything badly."

"Politics is where people with my ambitions belong."

"Literature teaches you about life, but living teaches you about literature."

"Philosophy is just fancy thinking without the responsibility of action."

"History is full of people who weren't as remarkable as they thought they were."

"Technology is wonderful when it makes you look younger."

"Imagination is what separates dreamers from achievers."