Harvey Fierstein Quotes
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CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.
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The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don't have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.
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I've never been in a place where winning has hurt the ability to do anything.
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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
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Well, I just hope we can have peace, and I hope it'll do some good.
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That's what you want to do as an older artist - you want to reinvent, but there has to be that vein in there for why people were listening to you before in the first place.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.
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I like musicals and I love music.
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I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a 'diva moment,' as they like to call it, they let me know it and say, 'Stop acting like a diva!' They're pretty good at it, too.
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Whoever does not philosophize for the sake of philosophy, but rather uses philosophy as a means, is a sophist.
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People are always telling me that they've seen people reading my books on the subway, or the beach, or whenever.
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America is a country that prides itself on being able to identify a 'straight shooter' or 'the genuine article' when it comes to our leaders. As a nation, we can 'feel it in our gut' when someone is giving us a bum steer.
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I do respond well to a director, a teacher - someone who doesn't accept mediocrity.
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Every day, I wake up and say, 'Good Morning, Jesus.'
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Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me... I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself.
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This, I thought, is what is meant by 'thy will be done' in the Lord's Prayer, which I had prayed time and again without thinking about it. It means that your will and God's will may not be the same. It means there's a good possibility that you won't get what you pray for. It means that in spite of your prayers you are going to suffer.
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I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.
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None of us can claim to be fair and square in love - and I'm definitely not a hypocrite! Humans are built to evolve with time. It depends on the nature of the relationship you share with a person. It is there today, tomorrow it may be gone; c'est la vie.
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I have a great office.
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In computer circles, any unencrypted data is known as 'cleartext.'
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Who wouldn't want to be Frank Sinatra's son?
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Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas.
