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title: "2 Having Cancer Quotes By Gilda Radner"
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> [Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I'd rather not belong to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/having-cancer-gave-me-membership-in-an-elite-club-i-d-rather-not/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

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> [Cancer changes your life, often for the better. You learn what's important, you learn to prioritize, and you learn not to waste your time. You tell people you love them. My friend Gilda Radner used to say, 'If it wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/cancer-changes-your-life-often-for-the-better-you-learn-what-s/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

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## More by Gilda Radner

> [There are those who open their hearts to others...who never think twice about giving of themselves. They are the wonderful warmhearted people who make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/there-are-those-who-open-their-hearts-to-others-who-never-think-twice/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [It's always something](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/it-s-always-something/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [It's like my father always said to me, he said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseanadana, it's always something. If it isn't one thing--it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/it-s-like-my-father-always-said-to-me-he-said-to-me-he-said-roseanna/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [ \[Motherhood is\] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary-it's an act of infinite optimism. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/motherhood-is-the-biggest-gamble-in-the-world-it-is-the-glorious-life/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/some-stories-don-t-have-a-clear-beginning-middle-and-end/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I'd rather not belong to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/having-cancer-gave-me-membership-in-an-elite-club-i-d-rather-not/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [It's such an act of optimism to get through a day and enjoy it and laugh and do all that without thinking about death.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/it-s-such-an-act-of-optimism-to-get-through-a-day-and-enjoy-it-and/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [When the journalists asked Gene, 'Why didn't you marry the beautiful girl in 'The Woman in Red'?' he would always reply, 'I did!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/when-the-journalists-asked-gene-why-didn-t-you-marry-the-beautiful/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/i-d-much-rather-be-a-woman-than-a-man-women-can-cry-they-can-wear/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [Humor is just truth, only faster!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/humor-is-just-truth-only-faster/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [I've learned what I can control is whether I am going to live a day in fear and depression and panic, or whether I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/i-ve-learned-what-i-can-control-is-whether-i-am-going-to-live-a-day/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [Fame changes a lot of things, but it can't change a light bulb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/fame-changes-a-lot-of-things-but-it-can-t-change-a-light-bulb/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [I would say that Lucy, 'I Love Lucy,' she was my idol.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/i-would-say-that-lucy-i-love-lucy-she-was-my-idol/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [In our show we know, if we're not getting a response, you see it in our face... we either do something to get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/in-our-show-we-know-if-we-re-not-getting-a-response-you-see-it-in-our/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

> [We were married in the south of France because Gene loved France. If he could have been born French, he would have been -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilda-radner/we-were-married-in-the-south-of-france-because-gene-loved-france-if/)

[Gilda Radner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilda-radner/)

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