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Marla Gibbs Biography

Film actress

Marla Gibbs, born on June 14, 1931, is an accomplished American film actress. She is best known for her role as Florence Hymes in the television series 'The Jeffersons', which earned her an Emmy Award nomination.

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“In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.”

Thinking Way Giving Persons Helping Love Is Havens Who You Are Helping Others I've Learned True Happiness Evaluate Better Person

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“Dave Chappelle asked me to come do his show. I read the script, and I said, 'Has he lost his mind?'”

Mind Said Shows Lost Scripts Dave

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“I never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. I fell in love with my children as they got older.”

Children Mom My Children Great Mom

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“You cheat yourself when you don't do what it is you're supposed to do. You have an obligation to learn everything that you can.”

Obligation Cheat

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“Jazz, of course, is our heritage. Jazz is a culture, it's not a fad. It's up to us to see to it that it stays alive.”

Culture Courses Alive Jazz Heritage Staying Alive Fads

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“The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their own environment.”

Children Reason Enough Problem Cities Roles Environment Models Neighborhood Role Models Inner City Positive Role Model

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“After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.”

Years Challenges Comedy Dramatic

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“As soon as I finish one thing, there's always something else on the horizon I want to do. I don't have any intention of retiring from anything.”

Want One Thing Intention Horizon Retiring

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“I grew up weird - very sensitive and highly inhibited. I felt like I was born in the wrong time zone to the wrong people at the wrong place.”

People Felt Born Grew Grew Up Sensitive Zone Wrong Time Time Zones

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“I mean, if cans can be recycled, why not spirits?”

Ifs Mean Spirit Why Not Recycled

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“I'll tell you, I'm loving everything Betty White's doing. She's 90!”

White Loving Everything

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“Nothing is out of our realm, because it has nothing to do with color. As black people, we're not different from anyone else, other than the exterior.”

People Different Black Color Realms Black People Exterior

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“There's always something we can complain about. We're all one. Things could always be better, but things could always be worse.”

One Thing Complaining

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“We've got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.”

Knows Children Able Proud Our Children Be Proud

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“Everything must change and you do what you can with the changes that are made. You can't stop it. You can't fight it. Everybody tries to go back to yesterday, but you can't go back to yesterday. The only time there is, is now.”

Trying Made Fighting Yesterday Only Time

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“Science of mind teaches you how to realize how much control you have over your own life. It teaches you that we have the ability to change our lives at any point we choose.”

Mind Realizing Ability Teach Our Lives Over You Science Of Mind Ability To Change

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“The Lord put me on television to do these things I want to do in the community. And He knew I had a lot to learn. That's why I've been on TV 16 years - not because I'm the greatest actress, but because I need the money.”

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About the Author

Born: June 14, 1931
Known for: Film actress
Quotes: 18

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