Harvey Fierstein Quotes
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One of the signs of a bad coworker is a pattern of persistent undermining - intentionally hindering a colleague's success, reputation, or relationships.
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I used to be teased for the way I wore my hair at school. I used to do things like wear a different-colored sock on each leg.
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The rarity is the sudden epiphany or single turning point showing you with dramatic clarity that your marriage is over, although that does happen. Most relationships hover on a precipice for years before one party or the other finally decides it is time to jump, and coming to the decision isn't easy.
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It's critical that the manager has the respect of players so he can make the moves that he feels is appropriate without having somebody go to the papers. They respect you. So you respect them back.
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'Power' is an ominous and sinister word in all these tales, except as applied to the gods.
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Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.
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I've been to many funerals of funny people, and they're some of the funniest days you'll ever have, because the emotions run high.
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A dream job is to walk right past hair and makeup.
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To understand the universe in the state that it began in, the so-called Big Bang, we need laws of physics that work better than our current set of rules and procedures, which break down when we try to push them back to the beginning.
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Everything in my house was either free or under 40 bucks, and people come to my house and can't believe that I picked up everything on the street or in a thrift shop.
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I feel like every time I go out, I want to do a good job. I want people to say that he's just as good at stand-up as he is in some of the movies I've seen him in, so I try to do the best every time I go out there.
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A great deal of American T.V. viewed on Hulu, which is superb - '30 Rock', for instance, is on very good form.
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I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers.
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Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.
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I absolutely don't think a sentient artificial intelligence is going to wage war against the human species.
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For me, because I've been working out since I graduated college, I have to mix it up. But it's not just working out for health's sake; it's also a whole mindset for me. Yoga is really important for that.
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When I was eight, I started what could be considered my first business, performing magic shows in Mexico City.
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The last decade has been a little rough, so I'm hoping to start this one on the right foot.
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I worked with him for ten years until he died and it was the most wonderful time of my life.
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I am on the International Board of Best Buddies, and I am also working with Special Olympics, and with The Arc to help people with disabilities become more independent and more included in their communities.
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Painting is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is not what you see.
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That Hollywood thing, where everybody hugs and kisses everybody else - I always stiffen. It's an assumed familiarity. It's phony.
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I think what is nice about 'Elf,' and why it doesn't play as one long sketch, is that the character actually grows up during the course of the film. It's not just a character that you can keep checking in on and keep doing sketches about. It's a story. I'm pretty proud of how we told it.
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A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them?
