Marlo Thomas Quotes - Page 2

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• The rejection that we all take and the sadness and the aggravation and the loss of jobs and all of the things that we live through in our lives, without a sense of humor, I don't know how people make it.

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  Jobs, Sadness, Loss

  "Marlo Thomas Remembers 'Growing Up Laughing'". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. October 2, 2010.

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• Chiropractic solved my neck and shoulder pains; it put me back on my feet. I think chiropractic is great!

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  Pain, Thinking, Feet

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• If you really need to, you have to make it happen.

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  Needs, Happens, Make It Happen

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• You know, theres endorphins in laughter, as there are endorphins in running in the park.

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  Running, Laughter, Parks

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• Despite our ever-connective technology, neither Skype nor Facebook - not even a telephone call - can come close to the joy of being with loved ones in person.

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  Technology, Joy, Skype

  "A Christmas Story" by Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2013.

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• I have this theory that there are two kinds of people in the world, people who stop at a traffic accident and those that just drive by. If I see a traffic accident, I am going to stop. I do notice. I don't think that makes me a good or bad person, or anybody else better or worse.

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  Thinking, Two, People

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• 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 of experimenting. Apples and sweet potatoes together? Who knew? Carrots with grapes? Okay. I may not be Julia Child, but I can do pretty well with a simple recipe and a lot of enthusiasm.

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  Sweet, Children, Simple

  "Seasonal Ingredients: 12 Fresh and Healthy Recipes for Fall" by Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 5, 2013.

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• You really do learn by example... Especially women, sometimes we think somebody's going to rescue us, or somebody's going to teach us how to do it, when in fact we have to understand that the biggest resource we have is inside of ourselves. I know that I can count on me to take care of me. That's a very important thing to know.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Suicide

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• That is the difference between St. Jude's and all other children's hospitals. The other hospitals are not bad at all; they're good hospitals, but they're just working with what they know, and St. Jude's is working with what nobody else knows, because they're doing research.

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  Children, Differences, Research

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• A feminist is a man or woman who already knows for a fact that men and women are qual and wants society to wake up to that fact, so the world can stop operating at half-strength.

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  Men, Feminist, Facts

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• Every child deserves a chance at a life filled with love, laughter, friends and family. We are working to find the cures that will give these youngsters a fighting chance. When a child or parent faces an uncertain disease like cancer, they can find hope at St. Jude - a place where miracles can and do happen.

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  Laughter, Children, Cancer

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• People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

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  People, Want, Shows

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• 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 whether one expresses one's nature truthfully or spends the rest of one's life lying about it.

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  Nature, Lying, Gay

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• What I love about the theater is the work ethic. I grew up with it.

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  Work Ethic, Ethics, Grew Up

  "Marlo Thomas on her dad and why everyone needs to be free". Interview with Mark Kennedy, www.businessinsider.com. October 9, 2015.

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• [On husband Phil Donahue:] The man does not know the meaning of the word tidy. He asked me one day, 'Where are my shoes?' So I asked him, 'Where are my shoes?' I don't know what it is about men. They think that women have radar attached to our uteruses.

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  Husband, Men, Thinking

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• I wish someone would have told me that, just because I'm a girl, I don't have to get married.

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  Girl, Feminist, Wish

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• Nothing is either all masculine or all feminine except having sex.

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  Sex, Feminine, Masculine

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• 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 words in our head.

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  Believe, Thinking, Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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• It's fascinating for us women to begin looking at our lives in five-year plans. It really does help you keep on track. If that's too hard, start with a two-year plan.

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  Years, Two, Track

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• 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 attest firsthand to the bone-deep commitment these men and women have made in their fight against disease. They are at it around the clock - every hour of the day, every day of the year.

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  Commitment, Fighting, Doctors

  "What You Don’t Know About Cancer — Hope on the Horizon" by Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 23, 2012.

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• I am extremely grateful for two big gifts from my father. First, my sense of humor - the ability to see the humor in something while it is happening. That has cushioned my life. I am also grateful for the work of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It has enriched my life and made me a very different person.

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  Children, Father, Grateful

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• There are those who think that the private lives of candidates are none of our business. But when those candidates ask us for our attention as they explain their plans for how they will represent us, no one should be surprised at our interest in how they represent themselves.

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  Thinking, Attention, Should

  "Sex Scandals: Another Double-Standard" by Marlo Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 9, 2013.

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• What the results are telling them is that the most money is spent in volume by young people. They also see young people as the consumers of tomorrow and are trying to capture their attention from their competitors.

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  People, Trying, Attention

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• There's no doubt about it... I was born a feminist.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Feminist

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• When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me.

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  Mother, Father, Sibling

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