Mickey Rooney Quotes

A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce I think I'm about a hundred thousand dollars short.

~ Mickey Rooney

You always pass failure on your way to success.

~ Mickey Rooney

Everything is about looking for happiness and God. That was a sentiment shared by my dear friend Ronald Reagan.

~ Mickey Rooney

Always get married in the morning. That way if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted the whole day.

~ Mickey Rooney

There are people who think they know everything about everything. What they don't know is that every moment is a learning moment.

~ Mickey Rooney

I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern.

~ Mickey Rooney

I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter. I tried to make up for being short by affecting a strut, by adopting the voice of a much bigger man, by spending more money than I made, by tipping double or triple at bars and restaurants, by dating tall, beautiful women.

~ Mickey Rooney

I tried to make up for being 5 ft. 3 in. by affecting a strut and adopting the voice of a much bigger man... dating tall, beautiful women... But nothing I could do, after Ava had left me, would add a single inch to my height.

~ Mickey Rooney

Judy Garland was a different type of entertainer. She was a dancer, a singer, and an incurable romantic.

~ Mickey Rooney

To those seniors, and especially elderly veterans like myself, I want to tell you this: You are not alone, and you having nothing to be ashamed of. If elder abuse happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I want you to know that you deserve better.

~ Mickey Rooney