148 Quotes by Teri Garr

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.

Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women

MS doesn't define who I am.

I remember when we did our first read-through, Sonny [Bono] looks at the script and he goes, 'Okay, I'll see you guys later. Chai-ay-oh!' And I said, 'It's ciao! Aren't you Italian? C-i-a-o doesn't spell chai-ay-oh.' [Laughs.] Sonny's dead, so he won't be embarrassed if I tell that story.

No matter how bad the truth is, it doesn't tear you apart inside like dishonesty.

When you hear the word ‘disabled,’ people immediately think about people who can’t walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can’t find joy in life and are bitter.

No matter how bad the truth is, it doesn’t tear you apart inside like dishonesty.

Sandy: Boy, you must really think I’m stupid or something. Jeff: Ahh, no one would call you stupid, to your face.

I understand how hard it is to talk to people about MS. You don’t want pity or random advice.