Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas
Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomasis an American actress, producer, and social activist known for starring on the sitcom That Girland her award-winning feminist children's franchise, Free to Be... You and Me...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth21 November 1937
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
equality equally man treated
One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to man, but that you treat yourself equally the way you treat a man
eggs involved life work
I try to always keep myself involved in things in life other than just my work so that I don't always have all my eggs in one basket.
morning science faces
Never face facts; if you do, you'll never get up in the morning.
women equality feminist
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 way you treat a man.
team two people
One woman is a pest and two women is a team, but three women or more is a coalition. If you can bring a lot of people together as a coalition, you can get a lot changed.
dream should nurturing
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 to start a new dream.
laughter healing mind
Laughter is important, not only because it makes us happy, it also has actual health benefits. And that's because laughter completely engages the body and releases the mind. It connects us to others, and that in itself has a healing effect.
fulfilling ifs
You can't be happy, if you're not free and you're not fulfilling yourself.
years two track
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.
suicide people be-who-you-are
Be who you are. Otherwise, you end up committing suicide. You end up marrying people when you shouldn't be marrying them and having terrible, secret lives.
commitment fighting doctors
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.
growing-up people important
It's so important to raise people to grow up to be who they are and not be forced to be who they're not. What an awful thing to do to people - it's like being in prison.
years knowing optimism
Where will I be five years from now? I delight in not knowing. That's one of the greatest things about life its wonderful surprises.
doors paper fame
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 stall door.