“Whatever it is, it’s OK because it’s what it is. Don’t be looking for perfection.”

— Mary Tyler Moore

"Mary Tyler Moore: A Career Retrospective" by Cole Kazdinimaeyen, ABC News (31 March 2009) http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7204628&page=1
Context: Whatever it is, it’s OK because it’s what it is. Don’t be looking for perfection. Don’t be short-tempered with yourself. And you’ll be a whole lot nicer to be around with everyone else.

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American actress, television producer 1936–2017

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