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Marlo Thomas Biography

Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist known for starring on the sitcom That Girl (1966–1971) and her award-winning feminist children's franchise Free to Be... You and Me. She has received four Emmys, a Golden Globe, and the George Foster Peabody Award for her work in television, and she has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame. She has also received a Grammy award for her children’s album Marlo Thomas and Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long. In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony, the highest honor that a civilian can receive.

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Living with these teenage boys allowed me to see how much their psyches were like their girl counterparts. They were more familiar to me than I would have thought.

Boys, Counterparts, Girl, Like, Psych, Teenage

The Golden Girls certainly proved that there was a large audience for a show about older women.

Girl, Golden, Older Women, Show, Women

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.

Knowing, Life, Surprises, Years

If it's one thing we learned from the first book, it's that you don't have to be a prizefighter, or a world-renowned architect, or a concert violinist to have been affected by the power of words.

Architect, Book, Firsts, Power, Prizefighter, World

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, and George Burns and Bob Hope and Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and all those guys were at our house all the time and telling jokes and making each other laugh.

Caesar, Dad, Laugh, Laughing, Thinking, Time

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.

Children, Enthusiasm, Julia, Simple, Surprising, Sweet

Women have to make a living. We don't live in a wealthy world where we even have a choice. We're losing our choice of whether or not we need to work. If we want to work, we obviously should work and have that choice, but a lot of women can't even get to the word "want. " They need to work. And it's great to see women who needed to work and found a way to become a firefighter or a steel worker. That, to me, is very exciting.

Choice, Choices, Firefighter, Needs, Obviously, See

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

People, Want, Shows, Show, Good

Marriage is like a vacuum cleaner. You stick it to your ear and it sucks out all your energy and ambition.

Ambition, Energy, Like, Stick, Vacuums

I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life.

Blow, Hardest, Life, Loss, Loved, Sympathy

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 her undying support of her kids went a long way in proving to us that we were on the right path.

Kids, Mother, Path, Strong, Support, Woman

One of the things women are very good at, that's networking. Women are not afraid to say, "I need. " They're not afraid. Men won't even ask for directions. Women will tell each other when they need something. Women will tell each other when their husband is having an affair. Men don't do that.

Directions, Husband, Men, Networking, Things

Ive always been a champion of kids pursuing their dreams. But sometimes in life, extraordinary circumstances may force us to temporarily put our dreams on hold. The most important thing is to never lose sight of that dream, no matter what punches life may throw in our way.

Dream, Hold, Kids, Lose, Matter, Sight

What I'm loving about Hilary Clinton is that she has the job that's been held mostly by men. She's made it her job, not only to be a very tactful diplomat, but she travels the world, spotlighting what's going on with girls and women, in every country that she goes to. That has been so unique.

Country, Girl, Job, Jobs, Spotlighting

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.

Good, Kinds, People, Person, Thinking, Two

One of the many reasons I love living in New York is that we get a front row seat to the innumerable thrills that take place here - from conventions and awards shows, to parades and U. N. assemblies. But my favorite New York tradition is the annual New Year's Eve ball-drop on Times Square.

Assemblies, Awards, New Year, New York, Shows, Tradition

People don't want to be bothered, if they're not being pressured to change. You have to push people. You have to be the agitator that makes the pearl.

Agitator, Change, Pearls, People, Push, Want

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.

Actions, Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Believe, Lives, Thinking

. . . any woman who accepts aloneness as the natural by-product of success is accepting a punishment for a crime she didn't commit. And she is not acknowledging one of the most precious lessons of the women's movement, the lessons of community. . . We may not able to tell women that there is safety in freedom. But we certainly can say, with absolute certainty, that for free women, the only safety is in numbers.

Absolute, Acknowledging, Commit, Numbers, Punishment, Safety

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.

Against, Brilliant, Commitment, Doctors, Fighting, Work

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