"My father was brought up in an orphanage……" — 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, family was everything. We could disagree inside the house, but outside the house it was us against the world. So when I became a drag actor, he looked sideways but said okay."
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78 Quotes by Harvey Fierstein
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I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.
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CBS really wants me on TV. That's their aim. My aim is to have an all-gay sitcom someday, with heterosexuals…
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There's nothing I need from anyone except love and respect, and anyone who can't give me those two things has…
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There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I…
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With Russia about to hold the Winter Games in Sochi, the country is open to pressure. American and world leaders…
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The next time you feel you have to say, "I love you" to someone, say it to yourself - and…
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To make positive change requires lasting commitment, lasting commitment requires measurable targets, measurable targets requires detailed action plans, detailed action…
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Never be bullied into silence.
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Of course people are afraid. But honestly facing that fear, seeing it for what it is, is the only way…
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How time flies when you're doin all the talking.
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I have great faith in the United States. It's the only country I would ever live in.
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Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life;…
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