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> [I began to realize that life, despite moments of happiness and joy, is really about discovering priorities and dealing with unforeseen vagaries, differences, obstacles, inconveniences, and imperfections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/i-began-to-realize-that-life-despite-moments-of-happiness-and-joy-is/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

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## More by Maureen McCormick

> [I didn't think I could be my imperfect self. I pretended I was Marcia, so I was always playing this role. I became her,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/i-didn-t-think-i-could-be-my-imperfect-self-i-pretended-i-was-marcia/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [If you aren't going to do something all the way, don't do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/if-you-aren-t-going-to-do-something-all-the-way-don-t-do-it/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [From what I've been able to figure out, all of us are here together and we need one another. We must celebrate each other's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/from-what-i-ve-been-able-to-figure-out-all-of-us-are-here-together/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [If you have a problem, try to get help, you can get through it if you get help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/if-you-have-a-problem-try-to-get-help-you-can-get-through-it-if-you/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [At the age of 50, I did "Celebrity Fit Club" and I had to get on a scale and be weighed in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/at-the-age-of-50-i-did-celebrity-fit-club-and-i-had-to-get-on-a-scale/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [But to win, I was overwhelmed - it felt great! I was really excited. I didn't expect it, but I'm also really competitive. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/but-to-win-i-was-overwhelmed-it-felt-great-i-was-really-excited-i/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [I have kissed all the girls I worked with! I'm just a very affectionate person, I love to hug and kiss people I care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/i-have-kissed-all-the-girls-i-worked-with-i-m-just-a-very/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [Toby Keith, when you wake up tomorrow there's still going to be liberals in the world, mexicans and blacks, Muslims and Jews and high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/toby-keith-when-you-wake-up-tomorrow-there-s-still-going-to-be/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [Playing Marcia was a double-edged sword; it always will be whenever you play a character like that. You will be known as that character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/playing-marcia-was-a-double-edged-sword-it-always-will-be-whenever/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [There have been so many jokes, about sex and relationships on the "Brady Bunch" set. For some reason, tabloids picked up on this Eve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/there-have-been-so-many-jokes-about-sex-and-relationships-on-the/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [As soon as I hear the word 'competition' I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/as-soon-as-i-hear-the-word-competition-i-get-serious-and-start-doing/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [I was battling depression, went through a really hard time in my marriage, and I used to cry myself to sleep. I went through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/i-was-battling-depression-went-through-a-really-hard-time-in-my/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [A man should be rugged like Steve McQueen; the way he stands, like he's ready for something. Or he should be a man of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/a-man-should-be-rugged-like-steve-mcqueen-the-way-he-stands-like-he-s/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [Stars now also have problems with drugs, and it can be even harder being so out in the public eye - it's hard for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/stars-now-also-have-problems-with-drugs-and-it-can-be-even-harder/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

> [I get it all the time; I just have to laugh and enjoy it. People enjoy it so much, coming up to me saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-mccormick/i-get-it-all-the-time-i-just-have-to-laugh-and-enjoy-it-people-enjoy/)

[Maureen McCormick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-mccormick/)

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