--- title: "1 Thought Great Quotes By Marla Gibbs" description: "1 Thought Great quotes by Marla Gibbs. Plus more from Marla Gibbs and more Thought Great sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/marla-gibbs-28199_children_i-never-thought-i-was-a-great-mom-i-alwa_3183779.png" --- > [I never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. I fell in love with my children as they got older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/i-never-thought-i-was-a-great-mom-i-always-worked-i-fell-in-love-with/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/marla-gibbs-28199_children_i-never-thought-i-was-a-great-mom-i-alwa_3183779.png) ## More by Marla Gibbs > [The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/the-reason-most-of-the-children-are-having-problems-in-any-inner-city/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [I'll tell you, I'm loving everything Betty White's doing. She's 90!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/i-ll-tell-you-i-m-loving-everything-betty-white-s-doing-she-s-90/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [You cheat yourself when you don't do what it is you're supposed to do. You have an obligation to learn everything that you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/you-cheat-yourself-when-you-don-t-do-what-it-is-you-re-supposed-to-do/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [I grew up weird - very sensitive and highly inhibited. I felt like I was born in the wrong time zone to the wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/i-grew-up-weird-very-sensitive-and-highly-inhibited-i-felt-like-i-was/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [I mean, if cans can be recycled, why not spirits?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/i-mean-if-cans-can-be-recycled-why-not-spirits/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [Everything must change and you do what you can with the changes that are made. You can't stop it. You can't fight it. Everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/everything-must-change-and-you-do-what-you-can-with-the-changes-that/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/jazz-of-course-is-our-heritage-jazz-is-a-culture-it-s-not-a-fad-it-s/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [Dave Chappelle asked me to come do his show. I read the script, and I said, 'Has he lost his mind?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/dave-chappelle-asked-me-to-come-do-his-show-i-read-the-script-and-i/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [When I get on a plane these days, I go first class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/when-i-get-on-a-plane-these-days-i-go-first-class/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [The Lord put me on television to do these things I want to do in the community. And He knew I had a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/the-lord-put-me-on-television-to-do-these-things-i-want-to-do-in-the/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/in-my-life-i-ve-learned-that-true-happiness-comes-from-giving-helping/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [Nothing is out of our realm, because it has nothing to do with color. As black people, we're not different from anyone else, other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/nothing-is-out-of-our-realm-because-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-color/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/i-truly-believe-that-everything-that-we-do-and-everyone-that-we-meet/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [Science of mind teaches you how to realize how much control you have over your own life. It teaches you that we have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/science-of-mind-teaches-you-how-to-realize-how-much-control-you-have/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) > [After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marla-gibbs/after-20-years-of-doing-comedy-i-find-dramatic-work-more-challenging/) [Marla Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marla-gibbs/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thought-great/marla-gibbs/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thought Great Quotes By Marla Gibbs", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. 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