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I raised you to be a thoroughbred. When thoroughbreds run, they wear blinders to keep their eyes focused straight ahead with no distractions, no other horses. They hear the crowd, but they don't listen. They just run their own race. That's what you have to do. Don't listen to anyone comparing you to me or to anyone else. You just run your own race.

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I was learning that, even for a woman with power, the path was dotted with land mines—she's so ambitious. she's so aggressive. she's ruthless. "Funny thing," I used to say, "a man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless... all a woman has to do is put you on hold."

Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas

Born: November 21, 1937 (age 87)

Bio: Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas is an American actress, producer, and social activist known for starring on the sitcom That Girl and her award-winning feminist children's franchise, Free to Be... You and Me.

Known for:

That Girl (1966 – 1971)
Consenting Adult (1985)
Nobody's Child (1986)
It Happened One Christmas (1977)
Playing Mona Lisa (2000)

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