Margaret Cho Quotes
A Korean reporter once asked me, 'Do you think your Korean parents are ashamed because you talk about what you talk about on stage?' I said, 'I don't think they're ashamed because they're Korean. I think any parents would be ashamed.'
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I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn section what to play or I don't want to come off egotistical.
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Early in 1986, the World Health Organization in Geneva still regarded AIDS as an ailment of the promiscuous few.
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I want to write novels, and I want to write and direct theater.
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What we women need to do, instead of worrying about what we don't have, is just love what we do have.
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It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old.
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Taylor's first four albums have been certified platinum a combined 21 times, but despite her unprecedented success in country music, '1989' is strictly pop.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I want to be the best version of myself - intellectually, emotionally, and physically. So I like to wear clothes that I feel comfortable in, that reflect that.
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
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If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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There is simply no room for racial, hurtful language spoken to your colleagues or anyone else.
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There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.
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The fact is, it's hard to release movies.
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
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You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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A person must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere.
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Telling parents in New Jersey you want to act isn't exactly like telling them you want to be a doctor or a dentist. There are no guarantees. It's hard, but all the arts are. Can you imagine the pain of writer's block?
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I kind of - I like my life; I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such high expectations for me - I would say it's the greatest gift that anyone has ever given me. I complained a lot when I was little, but that's how I feel now. And that's why I tried to do the same with my two daughters.
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I was always a courageous woman, capable of confronting governments but not men.
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A Korean reporter once asked me, 'Do you think your Korean parents are ashamed because you talk about what you talk about on stage?' I said, 'I don't think they're ashamed because they're Korean. I think any parents would be ashamed.'
