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> [While we dance in the streets and pat ourselves on the back for being a nation great enough to reach beyond racial divides to elect our first African-American president, let us not forget that we remain a nation still proudly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/while-we-dance-in-the-streets-and-pat-ourselves-on-the-back-for-being/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

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## More by Harvey Fierstein

> [I am thrilled - I can't stress that enough - thrilled when I see kids getting active.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/i-am-thrilled-i-can-t-stress-that-enough-thrilled-when-i-see-kids/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [I often say that if you want to really want to understand the contract of marriage, just ask anyone who has been divorced. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/i-often-say-that-if-you-want-to-really-want-to-understand-the/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy... and a few friendships too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/always-admit-when-you-re-wrong-you-ll-save-thousands-in-therapy-and-a/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [So, did I work with Warhol? I worked with him less on that play then I did on other things. He actually did a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/so-did-i-work-with-warhol-i-worked-with-him-less-on-that-play-then-i/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [I got the regular call, that they were doing a Broadway musical of Hairspray, and would I come and audition. I was familiar with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/i-got-the-regular-call-that-they-were-doing-a-broadway-musical-of/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [Is a gay play a play that has sex with other plays?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/is-a-gay-play-a-play-that-has-sex-with-other-plays/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I may, I just can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/there-are-easier-things-in-life-than-being-a-drag-queen-but-i-ain-t/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [A thing of beauty is a joy till sunrise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/a-thing-of-beauty-is-a-joy-till-sunrise/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [You may feel powerless as a child, but the world will one day be yours. And you're responsible for it. So, seize the day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/you-may-feel-powerless-as-a-child-but-the-world-will-one-day-be-yours/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/the-world-is-full-of-more-interesting-things-than-my-voice/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [I really am a theater person. That means you put something out there, and you let it go. Tomorrow night is a new performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/i-really-am-a-theater-person-that-means-you-put-something-out-there/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/actually-i-think-the-average-voice-is-like-70-percent-tone-and-30/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [While we dance in the streets and pat ourselves on the back for being a nation great enough to reach beyond racial divides to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/while-we-dance-in-the-streets-and-pat-ourselves-on-the-back-for-being/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [My father was brought up in an orphanage in the Catskills. He was a factory worker. And because his family wasn't there for him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/my-father-was-brought-up-in-an-orphanage-in-the-catskills-he-was-a/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

> [How time flies when you're doin all the talking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/how-time-flies-when-you-re-doin-all-the-talking/)

[Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/)

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