Marlo Thomas Quotes

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• My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
• I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.
• When I was growing up, my mother was always a friend to my siblings and me (in addition to being all the other things a…
• I don't think homosexuality is a choice. Society forces you to think it's a choice, but in fact, it's in one's nature. The choice is…
• In that I found being able to talk to my family about my feelings, praying for strength and realizing that our lives have a deep…
• One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the…
• A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold.
• We've been taught to believe that actions speak louder than words. But I think words speak pretty loud all of our lives; we carry these…
• I think in my case, I had no choice but to have a good sense of humor. I grew up with my dad, Danny Thomas,…
• My mother was a strong-willed and opinionated woman - a Sicilian! - and if she didn't like something, she'd let you know about it. So…
• Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the…
• I think that there's got to be a comic gene in some way, but it's so much about it is how you grow up.
• Women should know that they don't have to hang on to an old dream that has stopped nurturing them - that there is always time…
• As someone who has spent many years marveling at the brilliant and painstaking work of the doctors, scientists and researchers at St. Jude, I can…
• Despite our ever-connective technology, neither Skype nor Facebook - not even a telephone call - can come close to the joy of being with loved…
• For me, it's the unexpected and surprising combinations of produce that are the most exciting and lure me into the kitchen for a little bit…
• I find that balancing my life with my work with the kids at St. Jude, working on books, working on my career as an actor…
• I was an educated girl. I'd done very well in school. I had a good point average and graduated from USC as an English teacher.…
• In the 1960s we were fighting to be recognized as equals in the marketplace, in marriage, in education and on the playing field. It was…
• It's because it was at a time when women didn't have any power. It was so unusual for a young woman in her 20s to…

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