I realize now that I was a feminist and the minute I heard the word I certainly knew it meant me, but at that time I don't think we had the label yet. But there's no doubt about it that I was born a feminist. Marlo Thomas More Quotes by Marlo Thomas More Quotes From Marlo Thomas If you want to get somewhere in six months, you're not going to get there by wishing it. Marlo Thomas six-months wish want [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. Marlo Thomas husband men thinking 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. Marlo Thomas track two years 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. Marlo Thomas doctors fighting commitment You know, theres endorphins in laughter, as there are endorphins in running in the park. Marlo Thomas parks laughter running 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. Marlo Thomas two people thinking In my work, there's a tremendous amount of rejection and waves of fertile and fallow times. Marlo Thomas fertile wave rejection First you have to have a dream. Marlo Thomas dream firsts 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. Marlo Thomas firefighter choices needs If you really need to, you have to make it happen. Marlo Thomas make-it-happen happens needs It's important to think big, but you've got to work small. Marlo Thomas think-big important thinking 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. Marlo Thomas girl jobs country You can't be happy, if you're not free and you're not fulfilling yourself. Marlo Thomas fulfilling ifs 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. Marlo Thomas feminist men facts 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. Marlo Thomas pearls want people My father (Danny Thomas) used to tell me there are two kinds of people, the takers and the givers. 'The takers sometimes eat better,' he would say, 'but the givers always sleep better.' Marlo Thomas sleep two father People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is. Marlo Thomas shows want people 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. Marlo Thomas book world firsts 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. Marlo Thomas team two people 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. Marlo Thomas differences research children
